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JAVAKHK ARMENIANS URGE CLINTON TO RAISE VAHAGN CHAKHALYAN'S RELEASE ISSUE
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 4, 2012 - 12:15 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit
Georgia on June 5 as part of her regional trip to South Caucasus
countries. On this occasion a petition addressed to the U.S. Secretary
of State was passed to the "Yerkir" Union of NGOs with a request to
be published.
Over 1650 residents of the Armenian populated Javakheti region of
Georgia signed under the appeal, where they call Mrs. Clinton to
raise the issue of Armenian political figure and political prisoner
Vahagn Chakhalyan's acquittal and release during her visit to Georgia
and meetings with the Georgian authorities, according to the press
service of "Yerkir" Union.
The petition with the attached signatures and the accompanying letter
was submitted to the U.S. Embassy on June 2, 2012.
It runs as follows, "During his activities, the Javakheti Armenian
social, political and national figure Vahagn Chakhalyan is fighting
not only for the improvement of the socio-economic conditions of the
Javakheti population and for the maintenance of the ethnic, cultural,
linguistic, religious and educational values of the Armenian population
living in Georgia but also tries to stop the process that forces
Armenians to leave the region.
Because of the above mentioned activities and for having taken over
31% of the votes from the ruling party, when being presented in the
composition of the opposition party during the local self government
elections in Akhalkalaki region of October 2006 with the organization
"United Javakhk" headed by Vahagn Chakhalyan became subject to
political persecutions. The "Javakhk-Info" agency, the "Youth"
radio, the sport-cultural and educational sections were closed by
the Georgian authorities and the edition of "Kajatun" newspaper was
banned. Vahagn Chakhalyan was arrested illegally and sentenced to
10 years of imprisonment with false accusations. The same fate was
reserved for his relatives and for many party members.
Therefore, we urge You to raise the issue of Vahagn Chakhalyan's
acquittal and release during your visit to Georgia and the meetings
with President Saakashvili."
PanARMENIAN.Net
June 4, 2012 - 12:15 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit
Georgia on June 5 as part of her regional trip to South Caucasus
countries. On this occasion a petition addressed to the U.S. Secretary
of State was passed to the "Yerkir" Union of NGOs with a request to
be published.
Over 1650 residents of the Armenian populated Javakheti region of
Georgia signed under the appeal, where they call Mrs. Clinton to
raise the issue of Armenian political figure and political prisoner
Vahagn Chakhalyan's acquittal and release during her visit to Georgia
and meetings with the Georgian authorities, according to the press
service of "Yerkir" Union.
The petition with the attached signatures and the accompanying letter
was submitted to the U.S. Embassy on June 2, 2012.
It runs as follows, "During his activities, the Javakheti Armenian
social, political and national figure Vahagn Chakhalyan is fighting
not only for the improvement of the socio-economic conditions of the
Javakheti population and for the maintenance of the ethnic, cultural,
linguistic, religious and educational values of the Armenian population
living in Georgia but also tries to stop the process that forces
Armenians to leave the region.
Because of the above mentioned activities and for having taken over
31% of the votes from the ruling party, when being presented in the
composition of the opposition party during the local self government
elections in Akhalkalaki region of October 2006 with the organization
"United Javakhk" headed by Vahagn Chakhalyan became subject to
political persecutions. The "Javakhk-Info" agency, the "Youth"
radio, the sport-cultural and educational sections were closed by
the Georgian authorities and the edition of "Kajatun" newspaper was
banned. Vahagn Chakhalyan was arrested illegally and sentenced to
10 years of imprisonment with false accusations. The same fate was
reserved for his relatives and for many party members.
Therefore, we urge You to raise the issue of Vahagn Chakhalyan's
acquittal and release during your visit to Georgia and the meetings
with President Saakashvili."