Elections 2008

The authorities of Ani Plaza hotel revoked an agreement with "Sargis Tkhruni" Youth Student Union affiliated with Social Democratic Hnchak Party to hold a conference on Turkish-Armenian relations.

Ceased subsequent to the inauguration day on April 9, they resumed taking the non desirable people for the authorities to the police station.

On April 11, common jurisdiction court of Gegharkunik province convicted two of L. Ter-Petrosyan's proxies for three years' imprisonment for alleged falsification of election results.

Unlike the initial accusation, charges against political prisoner, the head of Armenian National Movement Vanadzor office R. Voskanyan were mitigated in an attempt to present him merely as a criminal.

On April 8 night at 2 oclock policemen in 40 cars attacked the tent of the 10 war veterans who announced hunger strike in Vanatur district in the town of Hrazdan.

After the massacres in Liberty Square on March 1 the policemen also persecuted women, fell to the ground and continued to beat.

A criminal case against former deputy defense minister General M. Grigoryan was opened in Etchmiadzin police based on Armavia Air Company representative A. Marukyan's statement.

The police were informed on March 1 that there were pieces of cloth in petroleum containers in a foreign model car to be used as explosives.

A young man who was beaten on March 1 morning in Liberty Square testified that there were provocateurs among the demonstrators who during beating process cried out, "Take out your weapons and beat!"

Soon after he was arrested on March 1 evening, A. Kepirov who was accused of plunder of one of the shops in Yerevan's Mashtots Avenue, telephoned Levon Kocharyan, the son of the president of the Republic.

The State Customs Committee continues the chain of actions intended to lead the businessman, parliamentarian Kh. Sukiasyan's enterprises to bankruptcy.

Subsequent to General Manvel Grigoryans resignation, A. Ghahramanyan, former chief of police and current provincial governor of Armavir made G. Grigoryan, mayor of Arshaluis - the birthplace of General - write a letter of withdrawal.

The newspaper goes on to present the Odyssey of the people who are accused of organization of riots and use of violence against authority representatives.

Political Council member Gegham Harutiunyan of Hanrapetutiun Party was convicted to a one and one-half year suspended sentence for possessing illegal weapons.

Investigator A. Beginyan of Special Investigation Service had a policeman change his testimony and claim that A. Manukyan had hit him.