Arman Musinyan: July 1's attack on ANC activists was pre-plannedJuly 3, 2009 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - ANC activists-related incident of June 1 was misinterpreted by the police, ANC Press Secretary Arman Musinyan told a news conference today. According to him, police was mistaken not only about the reason but also the time of the incident. "Police statement specified that the incident occurred at 8.30 p.m. whereas at 7.50 p.m. ambulance car was already taking the injured to hospital."Fortunately, we obtained photos and video materials from the scene of action. The materials proved the injured have been watched," Musinyan said, noting that the attackers' actions were pre-planned, and they were only waiting for an opportune moment to strike. On July 1, unknown individuals assaulted ANC activists in Abovyan street, Yerevan. Some of Congress members declaring about opposition's July 2 meeting were armed. Attackers started beating activists, in an attempt to seize their leaflets and loudspeakers. As a result, Sahak Mouradyan, Herbert Gevorgyan and Tigran Arakelyan were moved to hospital with different degrees of bodily damages, ANC says in a press release. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |