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DO THEY PROMOTE CORRUPTION?
Lragir.am News
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country22917.html
11/08/2011
The takedown of kiosks in Yerevan was today discussed at the session
of the government. The videos in which workers with the help of "red
berets" dismantle the kiosks and the owners of the kiosks say that
Yerevan is becoming a city of supermarkets were even shown on TV.
Today, about 200 people gathered in front of the Government House
where the ministers were at the session.
Premier Tigran Sargsyan kept saying that it is necessary to calm
people down and tell them that not all the kiosks will be dismantled
in Yerevan. Apparently, the premier is afraid of a riot by kiosk
owners who are several thousand in Armenia.
But the explanations of Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan complicated
everything even more. He said that only those kiosks, which impede
movement of people or ruin the image of the city, will be dismantled.
In other words, the Mayor transferred the issue from state-legal
plane to esthetic and human plane. Actually, there is no decision to
dismantle all kiosks and only those, which hinder something, appear
in the list of those to be dismantled.
As we know the human factor is the first sign of corruption risk. Now
the owners of the kiosks will try to find those who determine whether
the kiosks impede the movement of people or not. They, who will succeed
to "find and agree" the decision makers, will keep their kiosks. We
can draw this conclusion from the Mayo's words.
Anyone will hardly argue that the kiosks ruin the image of the city
and sometime even impede people to walk, but a fair solution for all
should be found.
Actually, the Prime Minister and the Mayor threw responsible for
the takedown of the kiosks on obscure officials who determine the
expediency of keeping the kiosks and on prefect who allegedly have
to pay compensations to the kiosk owners.
From: Baghdasarian
Lragir.am News
http://www.lragir.am/engsrc/country22917.html
11/08/2011
The takedown of kiosks in Yerevan was today discussed at the session
of the government. The videos in which workers with the help of "red
berets" dismantle the kiosks and the owners of the kiosks say that
Yerevan is becoming a city of supermarkets were even shown on TV.
Today, about 200 people gathered in front of the Government House
where the ministers were at the session.
Premier Tigran Sargsyan kept saying that it is necessary to calm
people down and tell them that not all the kiosks will be dismantled
in Yerevan. Apparently, the premier is afraid of a riot by kiosk
owners who are several thousand in Armenia.
But the explanations of Yerevan Mayor Karen Karapetyan complicated
everything even more. He said that only those kiosks, which impede
movement of people or ruin the image of the city, will be dismantled.
In other words, the Mayor transferred the issue from state-legal
plane to esthetic and human plane. Actually, there is no decision to
dismantle all kiosks and only those, which hinder something, appear
in the list of those to be dismantled.
As we know the human factor is the first sign of corruption risk. Now
the owners of the kiosks will try to find those who determine whether
the kiosks impede the movement of people or not. They, who will succeed
to "find and agree" the decision makers, will keep their kiosks. We
can draw this conclusion from the Mayo's words.
Anyone will hardly argue that the kiosks ruin the image of the city
and sometime even impede people to walk, but a fair solution for all
should be found.
Actually, the Prime Minister and the Mayor threw responsible for
the takedown of the kiosks on obscure officials who determine the
expediency of keeping the kiosks and on prefect who allegedly have
to pay compensations to the kiosk owners.
From: Baghdasarian