Armenia`s authorities fail to achieve goal - Tavush for Motherland  movement leader

ArmInfo. The Armenian authorities are resorting to various types of influence on supporters  of the Tavush for the Motherland movement, trying to intimidate people. The leader of the movement, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, announced this at a press conference on June 19.

However, according to him, the authorities failed to achieve their  goal; none of the representatives of the movement retreated or  refused to continue the struggle. They emerge from this struggle even  stronger and prepared. Galstanyan emphasized that during these days  many representatives of art who joined the movement were injured. The  culprit of all these and other actions, the leader of the movement  noted, is the main liar sitting at the head of the government, as  well as those in the leadership of the police who carry out the  orders of this liar. During the entire period of the confrontation,  only participants in the rallies were arrested and brought into  custody; not a single police officer was punished.

The Archbishop noted that in addition to forceful methods of  suppressing the popular movement, the authorities are also carrying  out an active information campaign against the Tavush in the Name of  the Motherland movement. The tribune of the National Assembly of the  Republic of Armenia turned into the main mouthpiece of the dirty  campaign launched against the movement. Particularly active in this  issue is a deputy from the ruling Civil Contract faction, Artur  Hovhannisyan, who, before his appearance in parliament, "was involved  in a drug case." The archbishop intends to initiate legal proceedings  against him for his latest statements.

"Our movement will continue its activities on the streets, attracting  more and more people and improving the organizational process. New  faces will appear, the movement will cover the whole country," the  archbishop said, adding that the movement seeks to remove power  through legal means: all legal methods for impeachment are being  considered Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the removal of the  current government.