 At least 97 Ter-Petrosyan supporters have been jailed by authorities since the election, and have been charged with organizing "mass riots" and attempting to overthrow the government.The government-controlled National Assembly stripped four deputies allied to Ter-Petrosyan of their legal immunity from prosecution.On 3 March, the Human Rights Defender of Armenia, Armen Harutyunyan, issued a report critical of President Kocharyan's order of force.