Armenia’s forces general staff head, generals resign from Yerkrapah volunteers union
25.02.2008,
19:50
Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel-General Seiran Ohanian, several major generals and colonels have resigned from the Union of Yerkrapah (country defenders) Volunteers, the RA Defense Ministry’s press service reports.
YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces, Colonel-General Seiran Ohanian, several major generals and colonels have resigned from the Union of Yerkrapah (country defenders) Volunteers, the RA Defense Ministry’s press service reports.
According to the Ministry’s official statement, “during the February 19 presidential election some YVU members violated the regulations of the organization and launched improper activity which stains the union and hampers consolidation and development of the Armenian state system. They are used for an immoral political game, and the Union Chair does not do anything to prevent this all.”
“Following our duty before the Homeland and our nation we break off our membership in the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union,” the statement says.
Chair of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces Colonel-General Seiran Ohanian, major generals Arshaluis Paytyan, Haykaz Baghramian, levon Yeranosian, Kamo Aghajanian, Samvel Karapetian, as well as colonels Koryun Yeghiazarian, Murad Abrahamian, Felix Poghosian, Arthur Grigorian, Poghos Poghosian, Samvel Hovsepian, Seiran Hayrapetyan and Nerses Yegoyan have signed the document.
Established in 1993, the Union of Yerkrapah Volunteers (Yerkrapah Kamavors) has over 10, 000 members. RA Deputy Defense Minister Manvel Grigorian is the Chairman of the Union. The organization unites the supporters of the ex-Defense Minister of Armenia, slain Prime-Minister Vazgen Sargsian.
RA President Robert Kocharian met on February 24 with the Supreme Command Staff of the RA Armed Forces, leaders of the National Security Service and RA Police. The participants to the meeting discussed the current political situation in Armenia. Kocharian considered the activities of the opposition as an attempt to seize political power in Armenia. He stated that in case of emergency, the country’s law enforcement bodies are charged to counteract.
Since February 20 rallies, sit-ins and student walkouts have been held by the opposition in the center of Yerevan. The initiators and participants of the opposition actions protest against the results of the February 19 presidential elections published by the Central Electoral Commission. According to the results, the current Prime-Minister Serge Sargsian won the elections with 52.86%. According to the Central Electoral Commission, opposition candidate Ter-Petrosian obtained 21.5% of the votes. –0--
According to the Ministry’s official statement, “during the February 19 presidential election some YVU members violated the regulations of the organization and launched improper activity which stains the union and hampers consolidation and development of the Armenian state system. They are used for an immoral political game, and the Union Chair does not do anything to prevent this all.”
“Following our duty before the Homeland and our nation we break off our membership in the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union,” the statement says.
Chair of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces Colonel-General Seiran Ohanian, major generals Arshaluis Paytyan, Haykaz Baghramian, levon Yeranosian, Kamo Aghajanian, Samvel Karapetian, as well as colonels Koryun Yeghiazarian, Murad Abrahamian, Felix Poghosian, Arthur Grigorian, Poghos Poghosian, Samvel Hovsepian, Seiran Hayrapetyan and Nerses Yegoyan have signed the document.
Established in 1993, the Union of Yerkrapah Volunteers (Yerkrapah Kamavors) has over 10, 000 members. RA Deputy Defense Minister Manvel Grigorian is the Chairman of the Union. The organization unites the supporters of the ex-Defense Minister of Armenia, slain Prime-Minister Vazgen Sargsian.
RA President Robert Kocharian met on February 24 with the Supreme Command Staff of the RA Armed Forces, leaders of the National Security Service and RA Police. The participants to the meeting discussed the current political situation in Armenia. Kocharian considered the activities of the opposition as an attempt to seize political power in Armenia. He stated that in case of emergency, the country’s law enforcement bodies are charged to counteract.
Since February 20 rallies, sit-ins and student walkouts have been held by the opposition in the center of Yerevan. The initiators and participants of the opposition actions protest against the results of the February 19 presidential elections published by the Central Electoral Commission. According to the results, the current Prime-Minister Serge Sargsian won the elections with 52.86%. According to the Central Electoral Commission, opposition candidate Ter-Petrosian obtained 21.5% of the votes. –0--
