STRONG DENIAL

The representatives of community offices led by head of districts from RPA council deny that they gather passports from the citizens.

“Rule of Law” Party leader Arthur Baghdasaryan affirmed in the press conference in February that “RPA pays 30 000 drams to its representatives who visit the flats and gather citizens\’ passports”. PPA administration member Ruzan Khachatryan informed “Aravot” in the same day that they had been alarmed from the citizens of Kentron as if passports were being gathered. “People sent by Gagik Beglaryan, do it”. We tried to get information from the district office of Kentron but there was no answer. We tried again and asked Gagik Beglaryan, the head of Kentron community, RPA council member. He answered that there was no necessity to take such steps, because all information he has in his computer.
The “Rule of Law” Party leader\’s affirmation didn\’t only refer to Kentron community, the same happens in Erebuny, Shengavit and other communities. Arbak Abrahamyan, the deputy head of district in Shengavit, denied: “We haven\’t got such information”. Susanna Gevorgyan, the press secretary of Erebuni district office, said: “I\’m RPA member and carry out activities in the headquarter, too but I listen for the first time that passports are gathered in our community. It\’s excluded. I\’m well informed, there is nothing like it”.
RPA council member, the head of regional council\’s organization, Aghvan Grigoryan\’s press secretary Hrachuhi Yeranosyan also denied: “Neither in our community nor in the district office passports are gathered. “
There are some publications that passports are also gathered for RPA in Arabkir community. But Liana Mkrtchyan, the chief of department of cultural, social issues and communication in the Arabkir district office said: “I officially declare that we aren\’t engaged in such activities. Both RPA, ARF and PAP members work in our district office and the deputy head of district is from the “Rule of Law” Party.
Hovanes Shahinyan expressed his opinion about the reason of spread information: the activists of political forces want to gather the data of passports of their acquaintances. “I can assure, I have myself warned the district committees of our community that if anybody tries to act with the inhabitants in that way, they will sentence to responsibility. “