YEREVAN, APRIL 9, NOYAN TAPAN. "April 9 is the first anniversary of the so-called tenure, exotic inauguration of second leader of the bandit regime established in Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan," the statement of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) read. Analysing President Serzh Sargsyan's one year's activity, ANC recorded that by not punishing the organizers of falsifications in the 2008 presidential elections and taking them under his protection S. Sargsyan proved that he was also one of those creating and ordering the February 19 electoral falsifications' "infernal mechanism." Besides, according to the statement, S. Sargsyan did his best to slur over the barbaric slaughter of peaceful demonstrants early in the morning of March 1 in Liberty Square and the bloody slaughter of the spontaneous peaceful rally participants in the evening the same day. "It is only by his order that it became possible not to file a criminal case on the fact of the 10 citizens' death. By doing so he proved that he was not only aware, but was at least a co-author in organization of that state and national disgrace," the ANC statement read. According to ANC, at present S. Sargsyan continues keeping as hostages 55 political prisoners not being afraid of discrediting country's judicial system till the end for that purpose, inducing dozens of judges, prosecutors, investigators, and policemen to criminal actions. It was mentioned that it was by S. Sargsyan's order that law enforcement bodies prosecuted, chased, and terrified dozens of thousands of citizens. "State's monopolization has risen to a new level," ANC recorded adding that in addition to it, thousands of medium-sized and small businessmen have reached the verge of economic disaster. The statement authors emphasize that unprecedented fall in prices is recorded in the whole world, while we have growth in prices in Armenia. "Understanding very well that its illegal and criminal power is doomed, S. Sargsyan's administration has selflessly devoted itself to robbery and pillage," the statement read. According to radical opposition's estimation, in the sphere of foreign policy, Armenia's President for retaining his own power for one more day has put to auction country's national interests. ANC announced that the Nagorno Karabakh problem was led to a state when S. Sargsyan either has to sign under the most unfavorable of the possible settlement variants or to involve the country in a war. "The issue of Genocide has been also put to auction: agreeing to Turkey's proposal to establish a commission of historians on that issue, S. Sargsyan in essence also called in question the fact of the genocide," ANC mentioned. Summing up the one year of S. Sargsyan's tenure, ANC considers that his "achievements" in both domestic and foreign sphere are tenfold sufficient for him to resign.

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