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No incidents take place during the rallies of the opposition parties, while the rallies organized by New Times party are rich with instigations. When commenting on the fact leader of New Times Aram Karapetyan said, “Let the oppositionists explain”. He is convinced that the rallies organized by him in the regions are attended more than those organized by other parties.

New Times members consider that yesterday's incident in Sevan was ordered by authorities however do not go into detail. Member of the youth wing of the party, YSU student Gagik Petrosyan, who received a gunshot wound, is in the medical center of Erebuni at the moment and his health state is normal.

The party members have taken pictures of the instigators and assure that they have nothing in common with the town of Sevan. Aram Karapetyan considers that yesterday’s events are directly connected with the shot at Hayk Babukhanian before the presidential election in 2003. The offenders were not punished at that time, what caused another series of violence. «Use of force does not testify of strong power”, Aram Karapetyan resumed.

To note, before the meeting police officers paid a visit to some of the party leaders while some employees of the local self-government bodies called on people to warn them against participating in the rally.