Armenia`s premier seeking to destroy all centers of resistance - ARF  rep 

ArmInfo.  All the processes taking place in the country, including the detentions and political repressions of opponents of the authorities, should be viewed in the context of the attempt by Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to destroy all existing centers of resistance.

This was stated in a conversation with journalists by Ishkhan  Saghatelyan, a member of parliament from the opposition faction  "Armenia", a representative of the Supreme Body of the Armenian  Revolutionary Federation "Dashnaktsutyun" (ARF), touching upon the  ongoing detentions of ARF members.

He noted that the situation is clear and obvious: the houses of party  members have already been searched, and this is not a new phenomenon  - such actions have been ongoing for the past five years. However,  Saghatelyan drew attention to the fact that what is happening,  including the charges brought against members of the party's youth  movement for allegedly organizing "terrorism," is a manifestation of  hooliganism on a more serious scale, carried out on the instructions  of the Armenian Prime Minister and with the direct participation of  law enforcement agencies.

Dashnaktsakan is confident that the detentions are taking place in  connection with a possible confrontation on the part of the national  and pan-Armenian party, which opposes the current processes in the  country, especially in connection with the content of the  negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

"The ARF, as a political force, is actively fighting against the  threat of losing statehood. These cases will soon become obvious to  everyone, and it will become clear that there was no attempt at  "terrorism". All of this was staged, including by investigators,"  Saghatelyan emphasized.

He also expressed his conviction that the agenda of neutralizing the  opposition is present in the capitulation agreement with Azerbaijan,  which Pashinyan calls a "peace treaty." "This agreement obviously  contains everything that is happening in the country now, namely the  requirement to eradicate the "revanchist forces", thereby limiting  their activities. That is, we are talking about all those who  advocate for national interests. It is obvious that Nikol Pashinyan  has an agreement with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev regarding  the implementation of all these actions. After all, it is clear to  everyone that as long as Dashnaktsutyun exists, the Turks and  Azerbaijanis will not be able to feel comfortable in Armenia and will  not be able to Turkify the country," Saghatelyan noted.

In this vein, he also recalled that from the very beginning of the  ARF's existence, that is, throughout its 130 years, there have been  repeated attempts to suppress the party's activities. However,  Saghatelyan is confident that the political force will continue to  exist, because its activities are based on the interests of Armenian  society.

"At the very first attack on the country's borders, it was the  Dashnaks who went there to defend the Motherland. The Dashnaks'  weapons were always aimed at external enemies. And now accusing these  people of terrorism is simply disgusting and even ridiculous," the MP  summed up.

On July 9, representatives of the Armenian law enforcement agencies  conducted searches in the homes of a number of ARF Dashnaktsutyun  members, including Gegham Manukyan, a member of parliament from the  opposition faction "Armenia". As reported by the press service of the  Investigative Committee of Armenia, 7 people have been detained in  connection with the case of preparing a "terrorist act". At the same  time, the Dashnaks are confident that the detention of their comrades  is another political order.