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The Heritage Party
31 Moscovian Street
Yerevan, Armenia
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July 23, 2007
Heritage: The "Armenian Watergate" Case Finally Under Scrutiny
Yerevan–Today, July 23, the Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office formally
informed Heritage Party Chairman and newly-elected Member of Parliament
Raffi K. Hovannisian that it has filed criminal charges, as law and evidence
require, and ordered a full investigation into the case of the "Armenian
Watergate"–the theft last year of constitutionally-protected information
from the computer database at Heritage headquarters.
On June 21, the Central and Nork-Marash Court of First Instance had ruled in
favor of Hovannisian’s appeal of the Prosecutor General’s refusal to launch
an official inquiry into the break-in. In its judgment, the Court had
annulled the Prosecutor General’s final decision not to institute criminal
proceedings based on this Armenian version of the Watergate scandal and
effectively instructed him to reopen the investigation.
Founded in 2002, Heritage has regional divisions throughout the land. Its
central office is located at 31 Moscovian Street, Yerevan 0002, Armenia,
with telephone contact at (374-10) 536.913, fax at (374-10) 532.697, email
at [email protected] or [email protected], and website at