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POLICE DENY OPPOSITION LEADER ALLEGATIONS
YEREVAN, MAY 14, ARMENPRESS: Armenian police have
denied today allegations by an opposition leader that
the authorities have printed 400,000 news passports
'to rig the May 12 parliamentary elections."
The allegations were made by Nikol Pashinian, chief
editor of a newspaper (Haykakan Zhamanak) critical of
the government, who is also one of the leaders of the
Impeachment bloc that failed to win a seat in the
elections.
A statement by a police department that is in
charge of passports, said overall 194,623 passports
were printed from 2006 May 19 to 2007 May 10. Some 31,
795 passports were granted to children- from newborn
to 16 years old, while 113,000 to persons 18 and
older.
POLICE DENY OPPOSITION LEADER ALLEGATIONS
YEREVAN, MAY 14, ARMENPRESS: Armenian police have
denied today allegations by an opposition leader that
the authorities have printed 400,000 news passports
'to rig the May 12 parliamentary elections."
The allegations were made by Nikol Pashinian, chief
editor of a newspaper (Haykakan Zhamanak) critical of
the government, who is also one of the leaders of the
Impeachment bloc that failed to win a seat in the
elections.
A statement by a police department that is in
charge of passports, said overall 194,623 passports
were printed from 2006 May 19 to 2007 May 10. Some 31,
795 passports were granted to children- from newborn
to 16 years old, while 113,000 to persons 18 and
older.