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"AUTHORITIES CROSSED THE RUBICON"
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[06:10 pm] 24 October, 2007
"This is the first time famous people, editors of two newspapers and
political figures, have been detained and bruttaly tortured. This
comes to testify that the authorities have crossed the Rubicon," RA
Helsinki Association Chairman Avetik Ishkhanian, Chairman of Armenian
Helsinki Committee told A1+.
Reminder: October 23 at least a dozen supporters of Levon
Ter-Petrosian, among them Nikol Pashinian, the editor of "Haykakan
Jamanak," Shoger Matevossian, the editor of "Chorrord Ishkhanutiun"
were reportedly detained by police on Tuesday as they urged Yerevan
residents to participate in a rally to be held by Armenia's former
president this week.
According to Avetik Ishkhanian, journalists are pursued, tortured and
subjected to political pressure especially at the pre-election period.
The authorities take rough measures at pre-election periods. They
terrorise and arrest people thus creating an atmosphere of fear among
the public.
The recent events are resulted by the authorities' carelessness
but they tend to turn into a wave of complaint . "The plot
was well arranged. We face recurring repressions aimed at power
preservation. The recent incident is incompliant with a legal country,"
he said.
A1+
[06:10 pm] 24 October, 2007
"This is the first time famous people, editors of two newspapers and
political figures, have been detained and bruttaly tortured. This
comes to testify that the authorities have crossed the Rubicon," RA
Helsinki Association Chairman Avetik Ishkhanian, Chairman of Armenian
Helsinki Committee told A1+.
Reminder: October 23 at least a dozen supporters of Levon
Ter-Petrosian, among them Nikol Pashinian, the editor of "Haykakan
Jamanak," Shoger Matevossian, the editor of "Chorrord Ishkhanutiun"
were reportedly detained by police on Tuesday as they urged Yerevan
residents to participate in a rally to be held by Armenia's former
president this week.
According to Avetik Ishkhanian, journalists are pursued, tortured and
subjected to political pressure especially at the pre-election period.
The authorities take rough measures at pre-election periods. They
terrorise and arrest people thus creating an atmosphere of fear among
the public.
The recent events are resulted by the authorities' carelessness
but they tend to turn into a wave of complaint . "The plot
was well arranged. We face recurring repressions aimed at power
preservation. The recent incident is incompliant with a legal country,"
he said.