“AUTHORITIES CROSSED THE RUBICON”
Support A1+!“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.
