PARTY HEAD ATTACKED IN DOWNTOWN YEREVAN

 
YEREVAN, DECEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS: Harutyun Arakelian, the chairman of the Ramkavar Azatakan (Democratic Liberal) party, was attacked yesterday in downtown Yerevan at about 5.20 p.m., when leaving the party office. A senior member of the party’s governing board, Karen Kakoyan, said Arakelian was assaulted by two unidentified men who pulled him down and began to beat and then fled the scene by a car.
Kakoyan said Arakelian has reported the attack to the police . Kakoyan explained the attack by Arakelian’s political activity saying he had no personal enemies.