CLU ViceChair Enters Party’s Central Office Only With help of Police

CLU VICE-CHAIRMAN MANAGES TO ENTER PARTY’S CENTRAL OFFICE ONLY WITH
HELP OF POLICEMEN

YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, NOYAN TAPAN. On January 15, at about 14:20, the
representatives of the Rescue Service, with special technical means
opened the door of the office of the Constitutional Law Union party.
Only after that party Vice-Chairman Hayk Babukhanian, who, as he
mentioned, was restored to that post by court’s decision, managed to
enter the office territory, accompanied by policemen. According to him,
before that CLU Chairman Hrant Khachatrian had locked himself in the
office and did not permit anyone to enter the office.

H. Babukhanian stated that it is already a year the "party is deprived
of the right to work normally." "H. Khachatrian did not permit CLU to
run for the parliamentary elections by violating the decision of the
party congress. And today he does not permit us to fully take part in
the presidential elections, to express our opinion," he said adding
that "H. Khachatrian has made a personal decision to support Vazgen
Manukian’s candidature in the presidential elections."

The statement spread by H. Khachatrian the same day read that H.
Babukhanian tries to draw attention to himself in the eventful
political period conditioned by the presidential elections. According
to the CLU Chairman, neither Appeal nor any other court has ever made a
decision on party’s Chairman or Vice-Chairman.