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    Robert Kocharian: Everyone must realize that Electoral Code is not
    'frozen' in pre-election period



    2008-02-01 20:35:00

    ArmInfo. Everyone must realize that the Electoral Code is not "frozen"
    in the pre-election period. On the contrary, on these days law-
    enforcement agencies must be stricter in performing of their functions.
    This is necessary to avoid extra problems caused by pre-election moods,
    Armenian President Robert Kocharian said during his visit to the new
    building of RA Defense Ministry, which is under construction. In
    particular, the president touched upon the incident, which happened in
    Talin town, when supporters of Levon Ter-Petrosyan beat a person. "The
    incident in Talin took place to the view, was shot by several media,
    and even if desired, law- enforcement agencies couldn't turn a blind
    eye to it", R. Kocharian said. As for the campaign motor rally in
    Yerevan's center, the authors of which were supporters of the
    ex-president, the president emphasized that traffic rules are not
    "frozen" either, and they refer to all.

    "The matter concerns the incident which took place literally in front
    of my eyes at Baghramyan- Demirchyan crossroad. This was real
    impudence, and I think that such impudence should be suppressed and
    prevented by state bodies properly, and guilty persons should be
    punished", the president stressed. He recalled that a "hot line" is
    open at the Police and there is a special working group under the
    Prosecutor General's Office. "They will regularly inform the public
    about the measures being taken to liquidate the consequences of
    incidents", Kocharian said.

    One shouldn't create provocation or yield to provocation, he said. "The
    organizers of rallies are also responsible for order during the
    rallies, and nobody should forget about this. There are several weeks
    left before the election and I am sure that everything will pass
    calmly, the state bodies will implement their functions and let nobody
    doubt of this", the president emphasized. Speaking of the campaign in
    general, he noted that everything is proceeding calmly, "though there
    will be various incidents which are characteristic of all pre-electoral
    campaigns in other countries, too".
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