On March 16, the office of Armenia’s first president, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, accused the country’s authorities of deliberately cutting off electricity to his home and office.

According to the statement, "Since 1:00 PM [local time] on March 15 of this year, the private home and office of the first President of the Republic of Armenia, Levon Ter-Petrosyan, have been without power. Naturally, the water supply has also been cut off. The ESA responded to dozens of calls from the president's bodyguards: ‘We'll turn it back on in an hour.’ Several hours passed, but nothing changed. Meanwhile, almost all the houses and buildings around the private home are bathed in light."

The statement added, "What does this inhumanity, perpetrated and continuing toward the president, mean? Only one thing: the power outage was definitely ordered by one of the highest echelons of power. The ESA would not have dared to resort to such a vile act without an order. It should be added that power and water supply to the president's private residence and office have not yet been restored. This is not an ordinary accident, but a manifestation of ongoing sadism directed against the first president and his family."