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Armenians in Glendale held a protest action for Vahe Avetyan's death
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Outrage over the fatal beating of a military doctor in Armenia spread
to Glendale Thursday, with nearly 100 people descending on the
Armenian consulate to demand the perpetrators be held accountable.
Glendale News Press writes about this.
33-year-old army doctor Vahe Avetyan and three colleagues were
brutally beaten on June 17 at a restaurant in Armenia's capital,
Yerevan. Avetyan, a father of two children, died 12 days later, and
his funeral took place this week.
The alleged perpetrators are security guards for Ruben Hayrapteyan - a
member of Parliament who is counted among Armenia's oligarchs. A
prominent businessman, Hayrapteyan also serves as president of the
Armenian soccer federation.
Protesters in Glendale Thursday said there have been other beatings,
but this one was particularly shocking because Avetyan served in the
military and is believed to be an innocent victim. They described
Hayrapteyan as a thug infamous for his alleged ties to organized
crime.
`He is terrorizing people,' said Armen Barsegyan, who lives in Van
Nuys and works in Glendale. `We want to stop all terror in Armenian.'
Protesters hoped to deliver a letter to Armenia's Consul General
Grigor Hovhannissian, whose consulate is on Central Avenue in
Glendale, demanding the prosecution of those involved, as well as the
resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan.
With the office closed, they had to make do with taping a photo of the
murdered military doctor to the gates.
`We came here to say to our government to do the punishment [mandated]
by law,' said Gayana Manukyan. `If we don't do this protest, it could
happen again and again. Each of us could be in this situation."
06.07.12, 11:52
http://times.am/?l=en&p=9580
Outrage over the fatal beating of a military doctor in Armenia spread
to Glendale Thursday, with nearly 100 people descending on the
Armenian consulate to demand the perpetrators be held accountable.
Glendale News Press writes about this.
33-year-old army doctor Vahe Avetyan and three colleagues were
brutally beaten on June 17 at a restaurant in Armenia's capital,
Yerevan. Avetyan, a father of two children, died 12 days later, and
his funeral took place this week.
The alleged perpetrators are security guards for Ruben Hayrapteyan - a
member of Parliament who is counted among Armenia's oligarchs. A
prominent businessman, Hayrapteyan also serves as president of the
Armenian soccer federation.
Protesters in Glendale Thursday said there have been other beatings,
but this one was particularly shocking because Avetyan served in the
military and is believed to be an innocent victim. They described
Hayrapteyan as a thug infamous for his alleged ties to organized
crime.
`He is terrorizing people,' said Armen Barsegyan, who lives in Van
Nuys and works in Glendale. `We want to stop all terror in Armenian.'
Protesters hoped to deliver a letter to Armenia's Consul General
Grigor Hovhannissian, whose consulate is on Central Avenue in
Glendale, demanding the prosecution of those involved, as well as the
resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan.
With the office closed, they had to make do with taping a photo of the
murdered military doctor to the gates.
`We came here to say to our government to do the punishment [mandated]
by law,' said Gayana Manukyan. `If we don't do this protest, it could
happen again and again. Each of us could be in this situation."
06.07.12, 11:52