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GOVERNMENT STANDS FIRM ON KIOSK PLACEMENT IN MASHTOTS PARK, ACTIVISTS CONTINUE TO FIGHT
epress.am
03.15.2012
Occupy Mashtots Park activists joined other protestors outside the
Armenian government building in Republic Square today. Besides holding
a banner that reads "Demolish!" and chanting slogans such as "The park
is ours!", the environmental and civic activists also read out loud a
statement in which they are demanding those police officers who seized
their tent in the central Yerevan park last night to be punished. They
said that they have filed a criminal claim with the police.
"Government members whose salaries are paid for by Republic of
Armenia citizens, you are obliged to protect the public interest
and not the interest of a handful of oligarchs," said one activist,
Apres Zohrabyan.
Speaking to reporters, activists said they won't have contact with
police officers until those guilty for last night's actions are held
accountable. They note that their remarks are directed to government
members.
Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Karen Movsisyan said that the environmental
activists don't know the law and if there are people among them who do,
well they're leading their friends astray and confusing them. According
to him, even having a noisy rally outside the Armenian government
building is itself illegal and he can disperse the crowd.
While activists were protesting outside in solidarity with families of
soldiers who died under questionable circumstances during peace time,
government members inside the building adopted a law which permits the
construction of kiosks in Mashtots Park for a three-year period. The
activists, hearing this, say they trust neither the government nor
the prime minister, who earlier had said that he is against kiosks
being place in Mashtots Park. They say the will continue to fight.
At around 12:30 pm, the Occupy Mashtots Park activists left Republic
Square and returned to Mashtots Park to continue their sit-in.
epress.am
03.15.2012
Occupy Mashtots Park activists joined other protestors outside the
Armenian government building in Republic Square today. Besides holding
a banner that reads "Demolish!" and chanting slogans such as "The park
is ours!", the environmental and civic activists also read out loud a
statement in which they are demanding those police officers who seized
their tent in the central Yerevan park last night to be punished. They
said that they have filed a criminal claim with the police.
"Government members whose salaries are paid for by Republic of
Armenia citizens, you are obliged to protect the public interest
and not the interest of a handful of oligarchs," said one activist,
Apres Zohrabyan.
Speaking to reporters, activists said they won't have contact with
police officers until those guilty for last night's actions are held
accountable. They note that their remarks are directed to government
members.
Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Karen Movsisyan said that the environmental
activists don't know the law and if there are people among them who do,
well they're leading their friends astray and confusing them. According
to him, even having a noisy rally outside the Armenian government
building is itself illegal and he can disperse the crowd.
While activists were protesting outside in solidarity with families of
soldiers who died under questionable circumstances during peace time,
government members inside the building adopted a law which permits the
construction of kiosks in Mashtots Park for a three-year period. The
activists, hearing this, say they trust neither the government nor
the prime minister, who earlier had said that he is against kiosks
being place in Mashtots Park. They say the will continue to fight.
At around 12:30 pm, the Occupy Mashtots Park activists left Republic
Square and returned to Mashtots Park to continue their sit-in.