Protest rally of opposition not take place in Yerevan - virtually nobody attend

PanARMENIAN.Net - Protest rally scheduled by Armenian National Congress (ANC) did not take place today since only 10-15 people came to the rally. PanARMENIAN.Net reporter couldn't get explanations from the ANC representatives.



Today the Armenian National Congress announced the restart of the Friday marches and protests. In particular, ANC issued a statement, which reads: "While Nicol Pashinyan is in custody, we will do everything to make his presence felt, and every word uttered reach all citizens without exception".



The statement also says that young people begin series of Friday marches and actions initiated by Nikol Pashinyan. "We are aware that salvation of Armenia depends on a man, and this one is everyone, we do not yield to any force. Our victory is inevitable. And then 1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 + ... ", - said the ANC statement.



During the last opposition rally on June 12, the first president of Armenia Levon Ter-Petrosyan said that the next protest rally will be held on September 18. He did not rule out that in case of necessity intermediate rallies can be arranged.



On July 1 one of the most active participants of the March 1, 2008 events, chief editor of "Haykakan Zhamanak" Nikol Pashinyan, being sought, surrendered to law enforcement authorities. He was arrested and taken to the Criminal executive agency of the "Yerevan-Kentron" community.



In February-March of 2008, the Armenian opposition, dissatisfied with the results of presidential elections of February 19, 2008, headed by the first Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosyan organized rallies in center of Yerevan. Protests degenerated into riots, killing ten people.