Political populism dangerous, destructive for Armenia - NSS ex-official

There is only one way out of the situation existing in the country, former first deputy director of NSS, Lieutenant-General Hrant Yepiskoposyan said at a press conference today, saying that only with powerful consolidation and strong mobilization it will be possible to save the country from collapse.

“The crazy populist should not be allowed to eat people’s mind and brains, continue dividing the public into old and new, blacks and whites, wolves and wolfhounds,” Yepiskoposyan said, advising stop playing with country’s security.

He stressed that political populism is more than dangerous and may be destructive for Armenia preparing for elections.

“In the boundaries of our abilities we will fix cases of elections bribes, usage of administrative resources and in general all illegal phenomenon,” Yepiskoposyan said.

He said they will also follow the election campaign pass fair and transparent.