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ACTIVISTS DEMAND THAT POLICE CHIEF HALTS "SYMPHONY OF STONES" VANDALISM
http://hetq.am/eng/news/21037/activists-demand-that-police-chief-halts-symphony-of-stones-vandalism.html
11:38, November 29, 2012
The Trchkan Civil Initiative is demanding that RA Chief of Police
Vladimir Gasparyan launch an investigation into the ongoing desecration
and pilferage of the "Stone Symphony" cliffs in the Garni gorge.
Along the sides of the gorge are cliff walls of well preserved basalt
columns, carved out by the Goght River. This portion of the Garni
Gorge is typically referred to as the "Symphony of Stones".
Activists say they have been raising the alarm regarding the situation
for over one month.
The civic group also calls on the RA Ministry of the Environment
to include the natural landmark in its list of "Specially Protected
Natural Sites".
The Garni mayor has assured the activists that he has informed the
Kotayk Division of the Armenian Police regarding the vandalism. The
mayor says that so far the police have failed to respond.
The accompanying video shows the vandals at work, cutting the stones
into manageable pieces for transportation.
One time, the activists caught the vandals in the act. They fled the
scene, leaving their cutting tools behind.
Activists argue that if law enforcement doesn't act soon to put a halt
to the pilferage, this site will end up like the Nor Joulfa Armenian
cemetery - a pile of rubble.
In the case of the Symphony of Stones, however, the wanton destruction
of the public patrimony is being carried out by Armenians.
From: A. Papazian
http://hetq.am/eng/news/21037/activists-demand-that-police-chief-halts-symphony-of-stones-vandalism.html
11:38, November 29, 2012
The Trchkan Civil Initiative is demanding that RA Chief of Police
Vladimir Gasparyan launch an investigation into the ongoing desecration
and pilferage of the "Stone Symphony" cliffs in the Garni gorge.
Along the sides of the gorge are cliff walls of well preserved basalt
columns, carved out by the Goght River. This portion of the Garni
Gorge is typically referred to as the "Symphony of Stones".
Activists say they have been raising the alarm regarding the situation
for over one month.
The civic group also calls on the RA Ministry of the Environment
to include the natural landmark in its list of "Specially Protected
Natural Sites".
The Garni mayor has assured the activists that he has informed the
Kotayk Division of the Armenian Police regarding the vandalism. The
mayor says that so far the police have failed to respond.
The accompanying video shows the vandals at work, cutting the stones
into manageable pieces for transportation.
One time, the activists caught the vandals in the act. They fled the
scene, leaving their cutting tools behind.
Activists argue that if law enforcement doesn't act soon to put a halt
to the pilferage, this site will end up like the Nor Joulfa Armenian
cemetery - a pile of rubble.
In the case of the Symphony of Stones, however, the wanton destruction
of the public patrimony is being carried out by Armenians.
From: A. Papazian