“The Armenian government has begun open terror, exceeding all boundaries,” the opposition party Prosperous Armenia said in a statement, AzVision.az reported citing Armenian sources.
The statement said leaders and activists of the party`s organizations are taken into police custody, and special forces have raided Rustamn Gasparyan’s house.
The statement also mentioned the arrest of the head of the party’s office in Armavir.
Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan commented on the matter, saying any action aimed against Prosperous Armenia Party leader Gagik Tsarukyan will be deemed as political persecution lacking legitimacy.
“The more zealously the authorities try to “clean up” the political field, the stronger the unification against the power and the more realistic the prospect of political shocks will be,” Kocharyan noted.
“I cannot explain why the president needed that. It is not difficult to predict how this will affect the economy, the situation on the Line of Contact in Karabakh and the events dated to the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide,” he added.
However, Kocharyan said the government still has a way out of the situation.
“I believe they have [a way out]. They can stop here and avoid taking administrative actions against the Prosperous Armenia Party leader. Arrests and repressive actions will lead Armenia to a deep crisis,” said the ex-president.
Robert Kocharyan: Arrests and repressive actions will lead Armenia to deep crisis
17 February 2015
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