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Raffi Hovannisian declares hunger strike (updated)
Tert.am
17:27 - 10.03.13
The regular rally of the Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian
kicked off in the Yerevan Liberty Square.
Earlier Hovannisian stated that today's rally is going to be decisive.
Member of the Sardarapat Movement initiative group Zhirayr Sefilyan is
also there.
A number of people - Heritage party representatives, art figures
deliver speeches at the event, welcoming the people and urging them to
be the owners of their vote.
Art critic Levon Mutafyan, who delivered speech at 1988 movement in
the Liberty Square, stated today he is inspired by seeing `powerful
people, powerful mass, a new Armenia which managed first of all to
overcome its indifference, managed to protect itself and think that we
are building homeland for our children.''
`We have no right to leave cut, split, distorted homeland to our
children,' he said, adding that no matter how much the authorities
will try to rig, to use force they will not manage to strangle the
people's wish to live free.
Member of Sardarapat movement, film director Tigran Khzmalyan called
Raffi Hovannisian Mr President, saying that the people have already
made their choice. He said it will be right for the MPs of the
opposition factions to waive their mandates.
Deputy leader of Heritage party Ruben Hakobyan, referred in his speech
to the incident in Geghrkunik province, saying that it proves that the
authorities want to inject tensions and are usuing criminal circles
with that aim, adding that in Sevan such circles are headed by Sevan
mayor.
The rally ended with the speech of the Heritage party leader Raffi
Hovannisian who stated that if until April 9, president's inauguration
day, Serzh Sargsyan refuses to step down he will do it only over his
[Hovannisian's] corpse. He said he is against seizing the presidential
residence and no blood will be shed anymore.
Hovannisian stated that starting from today he is declaring
hunger-strike in the Liberty Square and urged the political forces who
are stating that they are by people's side prove their words by
actions. Hovannisian said the next rally will take place on March 15.
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvgO3GeBwIo&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ycw_VoztVE&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDo92A3KsnE&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpkXZ8gN384&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4cCj5U6fQ&feature=youtube_gdata
Tert.am
17:27 - 10.03.13
The regular rally of the Heritage party leader Raffi Hovannisian
kicked off in the Yerevan Liberty Square.
Earlier Hovannisian stated that today's rally is going to be decisive.
Member of the Sardarapat Movement initiative group Zhirayr Sefilyan is
also there.
A number of people - Heritage party representatives, art figures
deliver speeches at the event, welcoming the people and urging them to
be the owners of their vote.
Art critic Levon Mutafyan, who delivered speech at 1988 movement in
the Liberty Square, stated today he is inspired by seeing `powerful
people, powerful mass, a new Armenia which managed first of all to
overcome its indifference, managed to protect itself and think that we
are building homeland for our children.''
`We have no right to leave cut, split, distorted homeland to our
children,' he said, adding that no matter how much the authorities
will try to rig, to use force they will not manage to strangle the
people's wish to live free.
Member of Sardarapat movement, film director Tigran Khzmalyan called
Raffi Hovannisian Mr President, saying that the people have already
made their choice. He said it will be right for the MPs of the
opposition factions to waive their mandates.
Deputy leader of Heritage party Ruben Hakobyan, referred in his speech
to the incident in Geghrkunik province, saying that it proves that the
authorities want to inject tensions and are usuing criminal circles
with that aim, adding that in Sevan such circles are headed by Sevan
mayor.
The rally ended with the speech of the Heritage party leader Raffi
Hovannisian who stated that if until April 9, president's inauguration
day, Serzh Sargsyan refuses to step down he will do it only over his
[Hovannisian's] corpse. He said he is against seizing the presidential
residence and no blood will be shed anymore.
Hovannisian stated that starting from today he is declaring
hunger-strike in the Liberty Square and urged the political forces who
are stating that they are by people's side prove their words by
actions. Hovannisian said the next rally will take place on March 15.
Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvgO3GeBwIo&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ycw_VoztVE&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDo92A3KsnE&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpkXZ8gN384&feature=youtube_gdata
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s4cCj5U6fQ&feature=youtube_gdata