The Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) condemns the violence against Artak Khachatryan, activist of "Kasetsum" (Termination) Movement, member of the Political Council of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), RPA Spokesman, Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov has told ArmInfo's correspondent.
"The practice of violence as a problem solving method is unacceptable to us", says Sharmazanov. He hopes that the law-enforcers will detect the case within the shortest time possible. He also urges the citizens not to make hasty conclusions and to wait for the results of the investigation.
According to the PAP representatives, Artak Khachatryan, a member of the PAP Political Council, was abducted by the three unknown in masks on February 7 in the evening.
Several hours later, he was found near his apartment severely beaten up. PAP has disseminated a statement over the incident, wherein it strongly condemned the violence against Khachatryan. The Party blames the political leadership of Armenia for the incident that happened shortly after Khachatryan took an active part in the protests against the Law on Turnover Tax