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    Armenian prosecutor opens criminal case against opposition

    Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
    31 Mar 04

    [Presenter] The Armenian Prosecutor General's Office has issued an
    official report saying that from February 2004 activists of the
    Justice bloc and their supporters have been organizing illegal rallies
    and meetings in various regions of the republic and communities of the
    capital, where the representatives of the authorities have been
    insulted and calls have been made to throw out the state's leadership
    by force and change the constitutional system.

    Such calls were voiced during rallies in the Shengavit, Nor-Nork,
    Avan, Achapnyak and Davidashen communities in Yerevan and in the
    regions of Nor Achin, Egvard, Nor Gekhi, Garni, Abovyan, Razdan,
    Azatavan, Verin Artashat, Aygezard and Alaverdi. The rally in the town
    of Gyumri was accompanied by outrage and disorder, violence against
    citizens who did not share their views and disobedience to the
    employees of the law-enforcement bodies, who were also injured.

    The Armenian Prosecutor General's Office initiated a criminal case on
    30 March 2004 under Article 318 of the Armenian Criminal Code,
    publicly insulting an official, and Article 301, public calls to
    change the authorities and constitutional system by force. The
    investigation department of the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office's
    is carrying out the investigation.
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