08 April 2004, 13:19
Arrests of opposition activists in Armenia continue
Armenian law-enforcement agencies have been arresting opposition activists for several days already. Thus, the National Unity party reports on 127 arrested party members and activists.
Representatives of the Justice bloc are being arrested too. Over 60 activists have been arrested for the last three days, 40 of them being members of the Armenian People's Party, 8 - of the Republic party, and the others being representatives of other opposition parties. Suren Sureniants, a member of the political council of the Republic party and press secretary of this organization, is among those arrested on April 4. He is charged by two articles of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia: with calling to capture power and insulting officials.
The Republic party also reports on the facts of kidnapping. Thus, on April 5, 10 people tried to penetrate into the flat of Aramazd Zakarian, a member of the party's political council. An attempt was made to take the head of the Abovian branch, Aram Gegamian, to a police department, as well as an attempt to kidnap the head of the Talin branch, Zhora Sapeian.
Editors note: See also the article "National Unity will do its best to prevent riots on April 9, party's leader says".
Author: Ashot Ter-Grigorian, CK correspondent Source: Caucasian Knot
