The latest attacks on the Artsakh War veterans Suren Sargsyan, Razmik Petrosyan and Manvel Yegiazaryan as well as on Aram Manukyan, MP from the Armenian National Congress (ANC), fit into the policy and work style of the Eurasian Economic Union, Hovhanness Igityan, a member of the ANC Board, told reporters, Tuesday, Igityan says the attacked Artsakh War veterans are the people who are able to consolidate and severely punish those who attacked them. The expert believes that such attacks are connected with Armenia's accession to the EEU, as such measures are practiced in Russia and other countries. "Aram Manukyan voted for accession to the EEU. The attack on him was one of the fruits of that choice," he said.
Manvel Badalyan, an MP from the Republican Party, in turn, called Igityan's conclusions not serious and condemned the attacks on the oppositionists. He urged a comprehensive inquiry into the incidents to expose the reason of the attacks and the people behind them.
To recall, the unknown have burnt the cars of four oppositionists lately, beaten up three Artsakh War veterans who harshly criticized the authorities, and attacked oppositionist parliamentarian Aram Manukyan and later his comrade Ashot Piliposyan. The police have detained Arshak Svazyan (born in 1973) suspected of beating Aram Manukyan. It is widely rumored by local media outlets that Svazyan is the former driver of Arakel Movsisyan (Shmays), MP from Republican Party of Armenia. Meanwhile, Movsisyan denies these reports and swears that he bears no relation to the attack on Manukyan.