So-called `KGB Basement` disgrace to RA premier

ArmInfo.The so-called "KGB Basement" is a disgrace to RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. This  was stated by Edmon Marukyan, leader of the Bright Armenia party, during a protest in front of the RA National Security Service building on May 26.

According to him, those who previously occupied this basement are now  in power and, in essence, are continuing the work of their  predecessors. This basement, which does not meet international  standards, must be closed. "We've been talking about this for eight  years, but nothing has changed," the politician noted, adding that  this is no coincidence, as the NSS Director reports to Pashinyan, and  therefore, he is also the head of the KGB basement. Marukyan also  spoke of the widespread wiretapping of Armenian citizens by the  security services.

"All those against whom criminal proceedings have been initiated over  the past four to five months, as well as over the past year, are  political prisoners, starting with Samvel Karapetyan. The case of  Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan was one of the first," Marukyan noted,  adding that he doesn't believe a single audio recording released by  law enforcement agencies. He claimed that wiretapping is now  widespread, which is a gross violation of privacy.

Speaking about the upcoming Armed Forces parade, Marukyan noted that  the country needs military exercises, not parades. "This parade is a  kind of pre-election PR stunt for the current government. <The  government has many PR tools: from raising pensions to handing out  bonuses to thousands of people. And they will also try to present  this parade to the people as their own achievement,>" the party  leader stated.