ARMENIAN SECURITY SHAKEUP LINKED TO INMATE’S DEATH.

Armenian President LevonTer-Petrosyan’s decision to replace senior officials in his security servicescomes amid rising public suspicions that security officers were responsiblefor the death last week of inmate Artavazt Manoukian, a Dashnak party memberaccused of terrorism. The republic’s Fact news agency on May 17 reportedthat virtually all opposition papers had reached that conclusion.

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