American Armenian journalist Ara Manoogian started a hunger strike in protest against Barack Obama’s congratulatory message to Serzh Sargsyan.

He believes Obama sanctioned election fraud by congratulating Serzh Sargsyan as President-Elect and demands that Obama must retract his congratulations.

The journalist started his hunger strike on Sunday in Burbank in front of the building where U.S. Representative Adam B. Schiff’s District Office is located.

“According to WikiLeaks, the U.S. Government is well aware that Serzh Sargsyan is one of the most corrupt leaders among Post-Soviet republics. As Armenia’s #1 oligarch, he has manipulated the country’s laws and rigged elections in order to control at least half of Armenia’s most lucrative sectors and enterprises,” he said in a statement.

“I shall continue my hunger strike until U.S. President Barack Obama retracts his congratulations, which legitimize the official Armenian Presidential election results, skewed in favor of the corrupt incumbent, Serzh Sargsyan, and ignoring popular sovereignty as a cornerstone of democracy.”

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