YEREVAN. - Declaration of amnesty led to interpenetration of street opposition and authorities under the pretext of a dialogue, MP from Armenian Revolutionary Federation Dashnaktsutyun (ARFD) Artsvik Minasyan stated in the Armenian National Assembly on Tuesday, commenting on Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s initiative on amnesty.

“This is another manifestation of this amnesty,” Minasyan said. The MP hailed this move important from humanistic point of view, calling it politically “belated”. Minasyan emphasized it is necessary to develop strategy on declaration of amnesty. He also referred to legal contradictions in the document.