Armenia police break into mayor Arush Arushanyan bloc headquarters in Goris on local election day

News.am, Armenia
Oct 17 2021

The law enforcement officers are currently at the election headquarters of the Arush Arushanyan bloc in Goris, Armenia. They broke into the incumbent mayor and mayoral candidate's headquarters on local election day.

Goris deputy mayor Irina Yolyan stated that the law enforcement, in all probability, is conducting a search at the election headquarters.

Other deputy mayor of Goris Menua Hovsepyan, in turn, condemned these actions by the authorities and said that all this is done to create an atmosphere of fear.

Separately, Arush Arushanyan's father, Gagik Arushanyan, was isolated by law enforcement officers at the building of the aforesaid headquarters.

Earlier we reported that the police had apprehended Harutyun Sinanyan, an Arush Arushanyan bloc candidate in Sunday’s Council of Elders election in Goris 
The Arush Arushanyan bloc, as well as the Armenian National Congress and the ruling Civil Contract parties are running in the proportional-representation local elections in Goris.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS