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    PROTEST ACTION NEAR ARMENIAN PARLIAMENT, PROTESTERS DEMAND EXTRAORDINARY SITTING

    NEWS.AM
    July 13, 2012 | 14:03

    YEREVAN.- The movement calling for punishment of all responsible
    for the Harsnaqar Restaurant incident held a protest action near
    the Armenian parliament on Friday demanding that an extraordinary
    parliament sitting should be convened.

    The participants welcome the initiative introduced by four
    extra-coalition parties and call on MPs to join the demand.

    Those who will not sign the document will contribute to closing of
    the Harsnaqar case and will help Ruben Hayrapetyan to preserve his
    parliamentary seat and immunity, they said.

    Member of Heritage Party Ruben Hakobyan told reporters his party
    was one of the co-authors of the initiative. He assured all Heritage
    members will sign the document.

    Hakobyan also informed of consultations held jointly with the
    opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC).

    ANC must collect 44 signatures and present the form to the Parliament
    Speaker Hovik Abrahamyan in 24 hours. Right after that the speaker
    must process the application.

    As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an incident had occurred at
    Armenian capital city Yerevan's Harsnaqar restaurant on June 17, where
    several military doctors including Edgar Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan,
    Garik Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten
    by the security personnel. Vahe Avetyan died in hospital on June 29.

    The restaurant's owner is a businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan, who is an
    influential figure, ruling Republican Party of Armenia former MP,
    who resigned after the scandal, but remained president of Football
    Federation of Armenia.

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