YEREVAN. – Parliamentary group of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) presented a bill to set up ad hoc committee to investigate the March 1 events,  head of ANC faction Levon Zurabyan told reporters.

Zurabyan said they had informed the rest non-coalition factions on their initiative and they launched  signature campaign to discuss the issue during the upcoming four-day session of the parliament.

“We were supported by our colleagues. We demand investigation into the death cases during the March 1 events. We will do everything so that government would never use force against demonstrators, against people,” he said.

Armenian opposition did not recognize official results of the presidential election held on February 19, 2008. Leader of the opposition Levon Ter-Petrosyan organized rallies in the Liberty Square, in the center of Yerevan, which lasted until March 1. Thousands took to the streets demanding that official election results should be canceled. Ten people, including two law enforcers, became victims of confrontation.

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