`Over My Dead Body’: Hovannisian Announces Hunger Strike
March 10, 2013
YEREVAN (A.W.) – Opposition leader Raffi Hovannisian just said at a
barevolution rally on Freedom Square in Yerevan that Serge Sarkisian
will be sworn in as president `over my dead body,’ adding that he will
start a hunger strike on the square.
Raffi Hovannisian address thousands gathered on Freedom Square last
month. (Photo by Khatchig Mouradian)
`I am starting a hunger strike. I will not eat, and I will not accept
deception and threats from anyone,’ Hovannisian said.
`If on April 9, Sarkisian takes his fake oath on the Holy Bible, and
if the Catholicos desecrates the Bible and blesses the candidate
[Sarkisian] who mocks the people, then that will happen over my dead
body,’ he said.
Until April 9, Mr. Sarkisian should accept the demand of the
overwhelming majority of the population, recognize the victory of the
people, and resign, noted Hovannisian.
Hovannisian also demanded the resignation of all governors. Having
appealed to the Constitutional Court to present its verdict on the
presidential election, he added, `If the Constitutional Court does not
correct its path, we will say goodbye to them too, and we will create
our own court on the square.’
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