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Presidential institute devalued in Armenia - Arthur Sakunts
TERT.AM
14:18 - 16.02.13
Head of the Helsinki Association Vanadzor office Arthur Sakunts
speaking to reporters today said the presidential institute was
devalued during the election campaign.
According to the right advocate, the unequal competition conditions,
lack of alternative to the incumbent president or more rightly to say
the political vacuum making the Armenian National Congress, Prosperous
Armenia party and ARF-D not to nominate candidates give ground to make
such assessment.
He said it is the tendency of inactivity of the political field and
zeroing of the political processes.
Helsinki Association has conducted a long-term monitoring in Vanadzor
and Ijevan. Summing up the results, Sakunts said the incumbent
president used administrative resources in his favor.
`During the meetings with Serzh Sargsyan people were cut from their
classes. Rector of Vanadzor pedagogical university was carrying out
open propaganda in favor of Serzh Sargsyan, got reprimand but the
governor, mayor are propagating. They can say that they are in
stoppage but they are being perceived as authorities,' he said.
Sakunts said during the meeting of the leader of Rule of Law party in
Abelian theatre people were forcibly brought there.
A hot line is operating in Helsinki Association Vanadzor office that
receives calls about election bribes.
The rights advocate said the election bribe in Vanadzor starts from
7,000 and reaches to 30,000 drams, depending on where it is being
distributed.
From: Baghdasarian
TERT.AM
14:18 - 16.02.13
Head of the Helsinki Association Vanadzor office Arthur Sakunts
speaking to reporters today said the presidential institute was
devalued during the election campaign.
According to the right advocate, the unequal competition conditions,
lack of alternative to the incumbent president or more rightly to say
the political vacuum making the Armenian National Congress, Prosperous
Armenia party and ARF-D not to nominate candidates give ground to make
such assessment.
He said it is the tendency of inactivity of the political field and
zeroing of the political processes.
Helsinki Association has conducted a long-term monitoring in Vanadzor
and Ijevan. Summing up the results, Sakunts said the incumbent
president used administrative resources in his favor.
`During the meetings with Serzh Sargsyan people were cut from their
classes. Rector of Vanadzor pedagogical university was carrying out
open propaganda in favor of Serzh Sargsyan, got reprimand but the
governor, mayor are propagating. They can say that they are in
stoppage but they are being perceived as authorities,' he said.
Sakunts said during the meeting of the leader of Rule of Law party in
Abelian theatre people were forcibly brought there.
A hot line is operating in Helsinki Association Vanadzor office that
receives calls about election bribes.
The rights advocate said the election bribe in Vanadzor starts from
7,000 and reaches to 30,000 drams, depending on where it is being
distributed.
From: Baghdasarian