CARS OF LEADERS OF OPPOSITIONAL PARTIES SUPPORTING ARMENIAN EX-PRESIDENT LEVON TER-PETROSYAN’S CANDIDACY TAKEN TO CAR POUND
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2008-01-29 18:23:00
ArmInfo. The cars of leaders of a number of oppositional parties
supporting the presidential candidacy of Levon Ter-Petrosyan, the
first president of Armenia, were taken to the car pound, Tuesday.
Ter-Petrosyan’s central campaign headquarters told ArmInfo
correspondent that on January 29 policemen took the personal cars
of Chairman of Board of the Armenian Pan National Movement Ararat
Zurabyan and Chairman of the Political Council of the Republic Party
Aram Sargsyan to the car pound.
To recall, the RA Police has instituted a criminal case on the campaign
motor rally organized in the central streets of Yerevan by presidential
contender Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s supporters on January 28. The campaign
motor rally was timed to the National Army Day. As the press-service
of RA Police reported earlier, about 150-200 cars at the Baghramyan-
Demirchyan crossroad failed to react to the traffic police’s demand
to stop and continued driving on the oncoming lane of the street,
threatening the life of both inspectors and other drivers. A criminal
case has been instituted according to Article 316 of the Armenian
Criminal Code. The circumstances are being specified, investigation
is underway.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
