ARAM KARAPETYAN WANTS AIRTIME
Lragir.am
28 April 06
On April 28 the rally and march organized by the leader of the Nor
Zhamanakner Party (New Times) Aram Karapetyan went on in the rain. The
rain, however, did not appear to have a big role. `The rain is not an
obstacle. We stood pressure, we can stand the rain too,’ said Aram
Karapetyan. To prevent rumors about the number of ralliers, Aram
Karapetyan announced in the end that as many people were present as
required for a march.
And before that the leader of Nor Zhamanakner said he would bring the
struggle over to its logical end. Aram Karapetyan informed that by
marching past the Police and the National Security Service they wanted
to say, `do not enter political processes. You cannot become Robert
Kocharyan’s and Serge Sargsyan’s aides. You cannot obey the caprices
of one or two people.’ Aram Karapetyan again demands airtime, he says
he is ready to pay for airtime, and asks the leadership to give him
airtime if the leadership think he will lose votes in case he appears
on air. Whereas, `they know well that if I appear on air for half an
hour every week, several weeks later a surge of revolution would rise
in Armenia.’
The participants of the rally adopted a message and extended it to the
Police of Armenia (namely, Colonel Minasyan, Assistant Chief of the
Headquarters of the Police) and the National Security Service
(Lieutenant-Colonel Vahagn Harutiunyan, Department of Defense). The
protesters chanted `get out of politics’ and `shame on you’ until
extending the message.
The rally and march were approved. Probably, it was the reason why the
policemen were not rude, moreover, they were attentive and careful,
and even very nice. Aram Karapetyan has announced for several times
that he has agents in various government agencies. Perhaps one of
these agents informed him that during the march eight cars with
special operational forces `arrived’ at the residence of the president
of Armenia. Baghramyan Avenue was not included in the itinerary of
Aram Karapetyan. The next rally will probably take place in the
community of Nork, and will demand airtime.