Statement by Campaign Headquarters 01.03.08

Statement of Levon Ter-Petrossian campaign headquarters
March 1, 2008 - 18։35

Today, early in the morning, the peaceful demonstrators were brutally dispersed from the Liberty Square. Since then, the first president of the Republic of Armenia, presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrossian is under illegal house arrest. The violent attack resulted in numerous heavily injured, arrested and, according to some sources, killed civilians as well.

The alarmed demonstrators joined by thousands of our citizens haphazardly assembled in Myasnikian Square and the adjacent territory, demanding the immediate release of the first president and presidential candidate Levon Ter-Petrossian.

Herewith, we state that only personal presence of Levon Ter-Petrossian can abate the emotions and prevent further escalation of the situation. Given the highly fragile situation, we claim, that in case Levon Ter-Petrossian is not released immediately and is not provided possibility to personally address the assembled fellow citizens, the whole responsibility of further developments of the situation lies with the current authorities of Armenia, and Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan personally.

Levon Ter-Petrsosyan campaign headquarters
Yerevan

24 June 2009