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Kocharyan about assassination attempt on Paruyr Hayrikyan: "It was a
political crime."
http://lurer.com/?p=73963&l=en
2013-02-02 15:41:41
An assassination attempt on a presidential candidate in Armenia has
thrown into doubt and could threaten stability in the volatile
Caucasus region, reports Reuters.
An assassination attempt on a presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan
in Armenia has thrown this month's election into doubt and could
threaten stability in the volatile Caucasus region, writes Reuters,
mentioning that that region carries oil and natural gas to Europe.
Reuters mentiones, that any sign of instability in the Caucasus is a
concern to investors because although Armenia has no pipelines of its
own, pipelines carry oil and gas to Europe via Turkey through
Azerbaijan, which still has fractious relations with Armenia.
Russia has a military base in Armenia, which is a member of a
Moscow-dominated security alliance of ex-Soviet states.
Lurer.com talked about this with political technologist Karen Kocharyan.
"It would be a wrong opinion for me to assess publication of Reuters,
but in any matter, we can say it "can", but the likelihood of
destabilization in the Caucasus, in my opinion, is low," Kocharyan
said.
Referring to the assassination attempt on Paruyr Hayrikyan the
political technologist said that it was a political crime.
To note, Paruyr Hayrikyan, an outsider in the February 18 presidential
vote, was shot in the shoulder on January 31 night close to his home
in the capital Yerevan. Doctors removed the bullet on Friday and said
his life was not in danger.
Legal proceedings were instituted under Article 34-305 of the Criminal
Code of Armenia (attempted murder of a statesman, political or public
figure committed for termination of his activities and shall be
punished by imprisonment for a term of 10 to 15 years, or life
imprisonment).
A joint investigation group consisting of law enforcement officers and
National Security Service employees has been created. The case is
under the jurisdiction of the National Security Service.
According to the Constitution of Armenia, in the event of
insurmountable obstacles for a candidate, the election of the
president is postponed for two weeks.
Immediately after the attack there were talks about a possible
postponement of the presidential election, because now Hayrikyan is
unable to continue the campaign, but the CEC head Tigran Mukuchyan
called these assumptions "misleading", proposing to wait until the
situation is clarified with the health of the candidate.
The Armenian presidential election will be held on Feb. 18 from 08:00
to 20:00 local time. These will be the sixth elections in Armenia's
history. The president is elected for a term of five years.
Those running for the presidency are the incumbent president and
ruling Republican Party leader Serzh Sargsyan, former Prime Minister
Grant Bagratyan, chairman of the Heritage Party Raffi Hovhannisyan,
Paruyr Hayrikyan, Arman Melikyan, Andreas Ghukasyan, Vardan Setrakyan
and the leader of the National Accord Party Aram Harutyunyan.
political crime."
http://lurer.com/?p=73963&l=en
2013-02-02 15:41:41
An assassination attempt on a presidential candidate in Armenia has
thrown into doubt and could threaten stability in the volatile
Caucasus region, reports Reuters.
An assassination attempt on a presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan
in Armenia has thrown this month's election into doubt and could
threaten stability in the volatile Caucasus region, writes Reuters,
mentioning that that region carries oil and natural gas to Europe.
Reuters mentiones, that any sign of instability in the Caucasus is a
concern to investors because although Armenia has no pipelines of its
own, pipelines carry oil and gas to Europe via Turkey through
Azerbaijan, which still has fractious relations with Armenia.
Russia has a military base in Armenia, which is a member of a
Moscow-dominated security alliance of ex-Soviet states.
Lurer.com talked about this with political technologist Karen Kocharyan.
"It would be a wrong opinion for me to assess publication of Reuters,
but in any matter, we can say it "can", but the likelihood of
destabilization in the Caucasus, in my opinion, is low," Kocharyan
said.
Referring to the assassination attempt on Paruyr Hayrikyan the
political technologist said that it was a political crime.
To note, Paruyr Hayrikyan, an outsider in the February 18 presidential
vote, was shot in the shoulder on January 31 night close to his home
in the capital Yerevan. Doctors removed the bullet on Friday and said
his life was not in danger.
Legal proceedings were instituted under Article 34-305 of the Criminal
Code of Armenia (attempted murder of a statesman, political or public
figure committed for termination of his activities and shall be
punished by imprisonment for a term of 10 to 15 years, or life
imprisonment).
A joint investigation group consisting of law enforcement officers and
National Security Service employees has been created. The case is
under the jurisdiction of the National Security Service.
According to the Constitution of Armenia, in the event of
insurmountable obstacles for a candidate, the election of the
president is postponed for two weeks.
Immediately after the attack there were talks about a possible
postponement of the presidential election, because now Hayrikyan is
unable to continue the campaign, but the CEC head Tigran Mukuchyan
called these assumptions "misleading", proposing to wait until the
situation is clarified with the health of the candidate.
The Armenian presidential election will be held on Feb. 18 from 08:00
to 20:00 local time. These will be the sixth elections in Armenia's
history. The president is elected for a term of five years.
Those running for the presidency are the incumbent president and
ruling Republican Party leader Serzh Sargsyan, former Prime Minister
Grant Bagratyan, chairman of the Heritage Party Raffi Hovhannisyan,
Paruyr Hayrikyan, Arman Melikyan, Andreas Ghukasyan, Vardan Setrakyan
and the leader of the National Accord Party Aram Harutyunyan.