Levon Ter-Petrosyan: "Armenia accounts for nearly 150 political prisoners"

According to him he does not know any other country "CoE member, which has political prisoners". "All my trustees and leaders of my teams are arrested. Some of them are obliged to hide.

Moreover, the leaders of villages, where I won, are dismissed. The dismissed are also the chairmen of electoral commissions, at whose points I have won. Tens of people, who were civilly active, are invited to the police. They are beaten, dismissed and their businesses are ruined.

I will form a certain public opinion so that not to recognize these authorities. For this purpose we will use all possible and legal means", said Ter-Petrosyan.

/Noviye Izvestiya/