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PROTEST PLAN OF ACTION HINDERED BY POLICE: MP ZARUHI POSTANJYAN RESPONDS
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Oct 29 2009
Armenia
Today MP Zaruhi Postanjyan addressed a letter to Republic of Armenia
Police Chief Alik Harutyunyan, Republic of Armenia Prosecutor General
Aghvan Hovsepyan and Republic of Armenia Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan.
The letter states that Postanjyan and other citizens had organized
a protest in front of the Republic of Armenia Government building on
October 29, 2009.
Postanjyan states that the aim of their protest action was to remind
all that "All Armenians' interests are united."
The letter says that the protest action started at the scheduled time
of 11 am.
"Unlike the protest action which had occurred at the same place a
week before, the police officers' unlawful deed had only one aim,
to create a wall of police officers so as to hide the posters from
the eyes of passers-by. The second part of the protest action, which
was planned to take place on Baghramyan Avenue, on the opposite side
of the street in front of the president's office, couldn't take place.
"According to the police officers, they themselves didn't know on the
basis of what law they were hindering our demonstration. They only
explained it by the fact that the president was holding an event and
they didn't think our demonstration was appropriate.
"Such an attitude of police officers unequivocally gives evidence of
the fact that Serzh Sargsyan fears some twenty peaceful demonstrators
and their posters.
"I am informing RA police officer that we exercise our constitutional
rights. The above-mentioned actions of the police officers are
violations of the corresponding articles of the RA Constitution and
RA Criminal Code. There was no need to panic because of peaceful
demonstrators and their posters and to commit acts which are subject
to criminal prosecution. Taking the above-mentioned as a basis,
I ask to take corresponding legal measures with respect to this
letter and to inform me about the results as prescribed by law,"
Postanjyan concludes in the letter.
Tert
Oct 29 2009
Armenia
Today MP Zaruhi Postanjyan addressed a letter to Republic of Armenia
Police Chief Alik Harutyunyan, Republic of Armenia Prosecutor General
Aghvan Hovsepyan and Republic of Armenia Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan.
The letter states that Postanjyan and other citizens had organized
a protest in front of the Republic of Armenia Government building on
October 29, 2009.
Postanjyan states that the aim of their protest action was to remind
all that "All Armenians' interests are united."
The letter says that the protest action started at the scheduled time
of 11 am.
"Unlike the protest action which had occurred at the same place a
week before, the police officers' unlawful deed had only one aim,
to create a wall of police officers so as to hide the posters from
the eyes of passers-by. The second part of the protest action, which
was planned to take place on Baghramyan Avenue, on the opposite side
of the street in front of the president's office, couldn't take place.
"According to the police officers, they themselves didn't know on the
basis of what law they were hindering our demonstration. They only
explained it by the fact that the president was holding an event and
they didn't think our demonstration was appropriate.
"Such an attitude of police officers unequivocally gives evidence of
the fact that Serzh Sargsyan fears some twenty peaceful demonstrators
and their posters.
"I am informing RA police officer that we exercise our constitutional
rights. The above-mentioned actions of the police officers are
violations of the corresponding articles of the RA Constitution and
RA Criminal Code. There was no need to panic because of peaceful
demonstrators and their posters and to commit acts which are subject
to criminal prosecution. Taking the above-mentioned as a basis,
I ask to take corresponding legal measures with respect to this
letter and to inform me about the results as prescribed by law,"
Postanjyan concludes in the letter.