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    ARMENIAN OPPOSITION STARTS MASS RALLY

    ArmInfo News Agency (in Russian)
    Aug 1 2008
    Armenia

    Yerevan, 1 August: Today at 1940 [1440 gmt] on the territory adjacent
    to Matenadaran museum of ancient manuscripts, the supporters of
    first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan started another rally
    involving about 20,000 persons as estimated by an Arminfo news agency
    correspondent.

    As was said in the beginning of the rally, today's speeches will
    be short in order to enable the rally participants to listen more
    to the leader of Armenian opposition Levon Ter-Petrosyan. Recently
    released from custody, former deputy head of the national security
    department of Armenia (back in 1990s), Col Gurgen Yegizaryan has said
    that the Pan-National Movement may not be stopped with mass repression
    carried out by the authorities. He underlined special significance of
    "diverse rallies staged by the opposition because of which the regime
    is obliged to set free some of the political prisoners".

    The Centre for Pan-National Movement read out a statement during the
    rally in which it said that it would support the candidacy of the son
    of the leader of opposition party (Democratic Path), Manuk Gasparyan,
    who passed away in January, Manvel Gasparyan, during the 7 September
    election to the perfect of Yerevan's Kanaker-Zeytun.

    Hrant Baghratyan [former prime minister] criticized the economic
    situation in Armenia.

    Several minutes after the rally started, an unidentified person
    appeared on the platform and tried to hamper the rally, but the
    representatives of the opposition protecting the platform removed
    him easily.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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