YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. In the words of the first secretary of the central committee of the Communist Party of Armenia (CPA) Ruben Tovmasian, by building an underground parking in Liberty Square, the authorities try to "defile the area of the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet", which is a "vandalism" with respect to the history of the Armenian people. "The Opera's building was constructed by the design of the architect Tamanian in 1935, it won the highest awards in Paris, whereas today it has been decided to use its area in the interests of oligarchs," R. Tovmasian said during a talk with NT correspondent, expressing confidence that rich people rather than art workers or those who have made a great contribution for the nation will park their cars there. In his words, the only idea that during a performance, Jeeps and other foreign cars will drive in and out of the undeground parking with loud honks is a shame. The leader of the CPA spoke about the recent cases of violence in Armenia's internal political life: the burning of headquarters of a candidate for the post of a district head and the stabbing case on the day of the elections to local self-government bodies. In his opinion, such phenomena will exist as long as the current regime rules the country. According to him, violence, oppressing people and treating them as slaves are the pillars of the current social system.

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