At the Hnchak Social Democrat Party convention held today in Yerevan, former RoA President Levon Ter-Petrosyan lambasted those organizations in the diaspora that failed to raise their voices in protest after the events of March 1, 2008. "Had the diaspora correctly reacted to the fraudulent 2008 presidential elections, the injustices of March 1 and not continually tolerated the injustices within the nation, the Armenian authorities wouldn’t be so irresponsible today. On the contrary, there were even groups in the diaspora that defended and assisted the murderous authorities in Armenia. And what have they gotten in return? They’ve gotten that which they now protest," Mr. Ter-Petrosyan declared. At the Hnchak Party convention, Mr. Ter-Petrosyan said that he wasn’t calling on the diaspora to meddle in Armenia’s internal problems but that he believed it should make its feelings known on vital issues of concern in Armenia. He said that if people do not understand that the absence of official corruption and the application of the rule of law will allow Armenia to meet the challenges of the time, then "we will remain a semi-developed and immature society". Mr. Ter-Petrosyan declared that the HAK (Armenian National Congress) would continue to collaborate with the Hnchak Party until all its objectives have been realized.