Armenia’s Heritage Party has condemned yesterday’s searches and arrests of Founding Parliament members as illegal, describing them as acts of desperation by a regime that sees its only salvation in terrorizing society.

The party called on the government to uphold the fundamental constitutional rights of its citizens and not to prevent peaceful political assembly.

In a statement released today, Heritage said the only adequate response to such illegal and consistent acts on the part of the regime is a united display of the indignation of the popular and political forces, immediate regime change, and the establishment of democratic governance.