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DON'T BE DECEIVED BY JUNTA'S LIES, ARMENIAN OPPOSITIONISTS CALL PACE CO-REPORTERS
Noyan Tapan
http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=114575
Ju ne 16, 2008
YEREVAN, JUNE 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The opposition organized an action of
protest on June 16 on the occasion of visit to Armenia of John Prescott
and George Colombier, co-reporters on the issue of state of democratic
institutions in Armenia. Hundreds of demonstrants carrying placards
in Armenian and English, reading "Don't be deceived by junta's lies!,"
"Don't protect March 1 murderers!," "Freedom to political prisoners!,"
Europe's hands are also bloody!" moved in a march from Northern Avenue
to the Armenia Marriott hotel, where the co-reporters have stopped.
As Anahit Grigorian, an activist of the National Movement, said in
her interview to Noyan Tapan correspondent, the action participants
wish to make the European officials understand that what the RA
authorities do in the direction of fulfilment of the provisions of
PACE Resolution N 1609 is just a "primitive imitation." "There is no
democracy in our country, and it will be never established under these
authorities. They wish to deceive Europe with incomplete decisions
that allegedly they fulfil the PACE Resolution," A. Grigorian said.
For over two hours the demonstrants were voicing "Free, independent
Armenia!," "Serzhik, murderer!," "Freedom!," "Levon, President!,"
"Struggle, struggle till the end!" near the hotel entrance. At that
time a young man in black came up to those gathered, "reproached"
them saying why they are voicing "Levon!." Then the young man hit an
old man, who was among the demonstrants, and took to flight. Though
the policemen and several demonstrants tried to catch him, the latter
managed to slip out. According to the demonstrants, before hitting
the old man that young man had been talking to those policemen for
over 40 minutes.
Noyan Tapan
http://www.nt.am/news.php?shownews=114575
Ju ne 16, 2008
YEREVAN, JUNE 16, NOYAN TAPAN. The opposition organized an action of
protest on June 16 on the occasion of visit to Armenia of John Prescott
and George Colombier, co-reporters on the issue of state of democratic
institutions in Armenia. Hundreds of demonstrants carrying placards
in Armenian and English, reading "Don't be deceived by junta's lies!,"
"Don't protect March 1 murderers!," "Freedom to political prisoners!,"
Europe's hands are also bloody!" moved in a march from Northern Avenue
to the Armenia Marriott hotel, where the co-reporters have stopped.
As Anahit Grigorian, an activist of the National Movement, said in
her interview to Noyan Tapan correspondent, the action participants
wish to make the European officials understand that what the RA
authorities do in the direction of fulfilment of the provisions of
PACE Resolution N 1609 is just a "primitive imitation." "There is no
democracy in our country, and it will be never established under these
authorities. They wish to deceive Europe with incomplete decisions
that allegedly they fulfil the PACE Resolution," A. Grigorian said.
For over two hours the demonstrants were voicing "Free, independent
Armenia!," "Serzhik, murderer!," "Freedom!," "Levon, President!,"
"Struggle, struggle till the end!" near the hotel entrance. At that
time a young man in black came up to those gathered, "reproached"
them saying why they are voicing "Levon!." Then the young man hit an
old man, who was among the demonstrants, and took to flight. Though
the policemen and several demonstrants tried to catch him, the latter
managed to slip out. According to the demonstrants, before hitting
the old man that young man had been talking to those policemen for
over 40 minutes.