  Amnesty lays ground for falsification at next elections, Heritage member said May 27, 2011 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian authorities announced the amnesty to relieve pressure on the threshold of the elections they'll falsify, according to a member of Heritage oppositional parliamentary group.As Armen Martirosyan explained, the authorities mean to absolve themselves of international pressure they’re subjected to because of “political prisoners” in the country, in preparation for a pressure to follow because of falsified election results. According to the parliamentarian, those detained after March 2008 events must have been released earlier. “They were sentenced to prison because of their political views, and the amnesty does not acquit them,” he observed. Martirosyan characterized the new electoral code as illegitimate, being fully tailored to current authorities' demands.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
