of Arminfo . Leaders of the block" Oganyan Seyran - Oskanyan Raffi" Oganyan Seyran, Ovannisyan Raffi and Oskanyan Vardan called the international community, representatives of missions of observers and diplomatic representatives to pay attention to arrest of the ex-Minister of Defence Artsakh Babayan Samvel which in their opinion has political implication and is directed against free will of citizens of the country.
, - it is noted in the message. They also called political forces, human rights organizations, the civil society, Artsakh's all Armenians and Diaspora to give an adequate assessment to it.
"This step of the authorities was predictable. The provocation organized against the block in the village Dzhrarat and mass pressure upon members of a staff and candidates from alliance pursued the aim to seed the atmosphere of fear and to prevent our activity", - they emphasized. In their opinion, arrest Babayan Samvel was prepared for the last days by means of some figures, and also the obvious and hidden pro-imperious mass media." We estimate this behavior of the authorities as the step directed on formation in the country of the atmosphere of fear and rendering by means of illegal methods of influence on results of elections. We will continue to work in the natural course, and we will not give in to provocations. Our structures, candidates and supporters will continue to work with the trebled enthusiasm", - they noted.
we Will note p, SNB Armenia declared that arrest Babayan Samvel is carried out within case of illegal import of PZRK "Needle" from Georgia to Armenia. In the press service of SNB declared that within the this case 3 persons to Wednesday them and Babayan Samvel "are arrested. As a result of operational search actions authentic data that persons engaged in delivery and acquisition of components of anti-aircraft missile system acted on a pointer and the order Babayan Samvel" were obtained, - emphasized in the message. Due to the incident in Dzhrarat as a result which five people earlier ex-Minister of Defence of NKR and the colleague of the block Babayan Samvel advised the ruling Republican of party Armenia to refrain from the actions directed against the block. Babayan Samvel also noted that if will proceed so, will reach bloodshed. - Babayan Samvel declared.