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ARFD CONDEMNS ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT
Paruyr Hayrikyan
ARMINFO
Friday, February 1, 12:31
Supreme Body of ARF Dashnaktsutyun condemns the assassination attempt
against candidate for president Paruyr Hayrikyan, ARFD's statement
reports.
"It was aimed against our statehood and sovereignty. It was an attempt
to create atmosphere of fear and insecurity. The law-enforcers
and the national security agencies are to expose the criminal and
those who are behind that crime. It is necessary to get out of this
closed circle when such cases remain unexposed at responsible time
for our country," the statement reads. ARFD also recalls that Paruyr
Hayrikyan is a national figure and statesman with rich experience who
overcame numerous difficulties. ARFD is sure that he will overcome
also this testing, "We wish him sooner recovery," the authors of the
statement say.
The assassination attempt against Paruyr Hayrikyan, candidate
for president of Armenia, Leader of the Union for National
Self-Determination Party, was made in the Tpagrichnery Street in
Yerevan overnight. Hayrikyan was hospitalized with a gunshot wound
in shoulder.
A criminal case was initiated on Article 34-305 of the Criminal Code of
Armenia (assassination attempt against a statesman, political figure
or public worker in order to stop his activity). Besides Hayrikyan,
the presidential candidates are as follows: incumbent president Serzh
Sargsyan from the Republican Party and former prime minister Hrant
Bagratyan from the Liberty Party, Leader of Heritage Party Raffi
Hovannisian, Advisor for Political Issues of the Refugees and the
International Law Civil Society Network, ex-foreign minister of NKR
Arman Melikyan, Leader of National Accord Party Aram Haroutiunyan,
political expert Andrias Ghukasyan, and specialist in epic Vardan
Sedrakyan. The elections will be held on Feb 18 2013.
Paruyr Hayrikyan
ARMINFO
Friday, February 1, 12:31
Supreme Body of ARF Dashnaktsutyun condemns the assassination attempt
against candidate for president Paruyr Hayrikyan, ARFD's statement
reports.
"It was aimed against our statehood and sovereignty. It was an attempt
to create atmosphere of fear and insecurity. The law-enforcers
and the national security agencies are to expose the criminal and
those who are behind that crime. It is necessary to get out of this
closed circle when such cases remain unexposed at responsible time
for our country," the statement reads. ARFD also recalls that Paruyr
Hayrikyan is a national figure and statesman with rich experience who
overcame numerous difficulties. ARFD is sure that he will overcome
also this testing, "We wish him sooner recovery," the authors of the
statement say.
The assassination attempt against Paruyr Hayrikyan, candidate
for president of Armenia, Leader of the Union for National
Self-Determination Party, was made in the Tpagrichnery Street in
Yerevan overnight. Hayrikyan was hospitalized with a gunshot wound
in shoulder.
A criminal case was initiated on Article 34-305 of the Criminal Code of
Armenia (assassination attempt against a statesman, political figure
or public worker in order to stop his activity). Besides Hayrikyan,
the presidential candidates are as follows: incumbent president Serzh
Sargsyan from the Republican Party and former prime minister Hrant
Bagratyan from the Liberty Party, Leader of Heritage Party Raffi
Hovannisian, Advisor for Political Issues of the Refugees and the
International Law Civil Society Network, ex-foreign minister of NKR
Arman Melikyan, Leader of National Accord Party Aram Haroutiunyan,
political expert Andrias Ghukasyan, and specialist in epic Vardan
Sedrakyan. The elections will be held on Feb 18 2013.