YEREVAN. - The authorities and relevant services are persecuting former defense minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, who is currently the leader of Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian bloc.
ORO representative Raffi Hovannisian, who is the leader of Heritage party, told the aforementioned to journalists during a briefing Thursday.
According to him, former Karabakh defense minister Samvel Bababyan, who was detained Wednesday, is not the only target of the authorities.
Nevertheless, Hovannisian found it hard to note specifically how that persecution is expressed.
“I am sure that Seyran Ohanyan is actually persecuted now by relevant authorities, as well as media outlets close to the authorities, as Samvel Babayan was. My family and I had such an experience and anyone can be expected to become a target regardless of whether they are farmers or national heroes. What difference should this make to them? I am not speaking on behalf of Mr Ohanyan but simply sharing my opinion with you as a citizen,” Hovannisian added.
According to him, the bloc poses a threat to the authorities, and thus preventive actions have been launched against it by detentions.
Referring to the possibility of Seyran Ohanyan’s detention, Hovannisian said: “Let them risk doing that.”