July 12, 2026
According to him, there was no expediency in knocking the 70-year-old man, Gagik Tsarukyan, to the ground in his house.
“Handcuffs are a special measure, they are used in cases stipulated by law. In the case of Gagik Tsarukyan, there was no need for it, the handcuff was placed on his hand. And what did they take the lions to? I keep a parrot… If they come to arrest me, will they also take my parrot away?” he said.
Narek Malyan noticed that in the second part of the election campaign it was obvious that Nikol Pashinyan’s main target was Gagik Tsarukyan, I don’t know why. It could have been for a variety of reasons. His devotion to Gagik Tsarukyan was different.
“And it was obvious that Nikol Pashinyan will do everything to prevent PAP from overcoming the temporary threshold. as a result, the votes were stolen so that it would not enter the referendum. The government falsified votes in its favor, reduced votes from opposition parties and falsified votes in favor of forces that perhaps wanted to see them through.
Until the last day, according to various public opinion polls, PAP had about 7% of votes. We will have a picture of what actually happened, including how the votes were stolen, after the change of power,” said Narek Malyan.
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