Armenia`s authorities resort to political terror in Gyumri -  politician 

ArmInfo. In Gyumri, the  Armenian authorities are resorting to political terror. This was  stated by Eduard Sharmazanov, a member of the Executive Body of the  Republican Party and former Vice-Speaker of the National Assembly of  the Republic of Armenia, in a conversation with journalists on March  28.

Recall that the day before, investigative bodies in Gyumri conducted  large-scale inspections in the offices of a number of opposition  forces, as a result of which 8 people were detained who are suspected  of distributing election bribes. This action was carried out  literally 2 days before the elections to the City Council of Elders.

According to Sharmazanov, what is happening today in Gyumri has been  going on throughout the country for the past seven years. "It is  during the election period that the true face of RA Prime Minister  Nikol Pashinyan is revealed. As soon as he sees serious opposition to  his government, he immediately resorts to terror," said the former  vice-speaker of the National Assembly, recalling Pashinyan's earlier  threats to "lay them down on the asphalt," "smear them on the wall,"  etc., addressed to people he dislikes.

Sharmazanov believes that by constantly falling into a state of  hysteria, the current authorities very often resort to a style of  work that is familiar to them. "On a global level, they are well  aware that their government is unstable," Sharmazanov said,  emphasizing that he does not intend to go into details regarding the  election process in Gyumri, since the citizens themselves will make  their choice. 

"Nevertheless, I will say that the candidate for mayor of the city,  MP from the "I have the honor" faction Martun Grigoryan is our  comrade. I came to the court building to support him and his son, who  is also our comrade. We condemn this political terror that the  authorities are carrying out against the Grigoryan family," said the  former vice-speaker of the RA National Assembly. It should be noted  that today the Anti- Corruption Court of Armenia is discussing the  issue of arresting the father and son of Martun Grigoryan.