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ISSUES OF FREEDOM FIGHTERS MUST BE SOLVED - SASUN MIKAELYAN
11:15 ~U 06.06.13
The indifference toward the freedom fighters in Armenia cannot last
long, the issue must be solved in a coordinated way and not by regular
protest actions, Sasun Mikaelyan, commander of the Sasun detachment,
former political prisoner, said, speaking to Tert.am.
"They must either solve the issue, or we will demand change of power.
And who is to demand if not they? They have done so much for this
country, while today they do not have money to buy bread. What they
want is not a big thing, they just want to live normally in their
country," he said.
For a long time, the freedom fighters are conducting protest rallies
either in front of the government building or Liberty Square trying
to draw the attention of the authorities on their issues. "We demand
double increase of pensions for the freedom fighters not to starve
to death," freedom fighter Volodya Avetisyan said speaking to Tert.am.
Freedom fighters headed by him are going to conduct another protest
rally in front of government building today.
With such attitude toward the freedom fighters the state shows that
the Karabakh war heroes are not heroes today and 'today's heroes are
others, people who have no idea about this country.'
Among the demands of freedom fighters is adoption of law that will cut
the communal payments of the freedom fighters by 50%, free treatment
and free education.
Sasun Mikaelyan reminded that in 2000, being member of Armenia's
Republican Party, together with the current Prosperous Armenia
party member Ruben Gevorgyan and former political prisoner Myasnik
Malkhasyan applied to the Armenian government for allocating 300
million drams for solving the social-economic needs of families of
freedom fighters. After getting refusal they three voted against the
state budget and were removed from the Republican party.
Mikaelyan said if war resumes the former freedom fighters will again
go fighting as they are the people who love their country and in
case of war are condemned to go to war. "But they are not condemned
to be hungry today while those eat like pigs," Sasun Mikaelyan said,
noting that besides difficult social conditions, they are also facing
serious health problems, like lung issues, nervous diseases but they
are not receiving treatment.
"And what is our fight about?" Sasun Mikaelyan asked, adding, "We have
implemented the dream of our grandparents, we have become independent.
And what do we want to do now? Again live under aegis of Russians?"
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/06/06/sasun-michaelyan/
11:15 ~U 06.06.13
The indifference toward the freedom fighters in Armenia cannot last
long, the issue must be solved in a coordinated way and not by regular
protest actions, Sasun Mikaelyan, commander of the Sasun detachment,
former political prisoner, said, speaking to Tert.am.
"They must either solve the issue, or we will demand change of power.
And who is to demand if not they? They have done so much for this
country, while today they do not have money to buy bread. What they
want is not a big thing, they just want to live normally in their
country," he said.
For a long time, the freedom fighters are conducting protest rallies
either in front of the government building or Liberty Square trying
to draw the attention of the authorities on their issues. "We demand
double increase of pensions for the freedom fighters not to starve
to death," freedom fighter Volodya Avetisyan said speaking to Tert.am.
Freedom fighters headed by him are going to conduct another protest
rally in front of government building today.
With such attitude toward the freedom fighters the state shows that
the Karabakh war heroes are not heroes today and 'today's heroes are
others, people who have no idea about this country.'
Among the demands of freedom fighters is adoption of law that will cut
the communal payments of the freedom fighters by 50%, free treatment
and free education.
Sasun Mikaelyan reminded that in 2000, being member of Armenia's
Republican Party, together with the current Prosperous Armenia
party member Ruben Gevorgyan and former political prisoner Myasnik
Malkhasyan applied to the Armenian government for allocating 300
million drams for solving the social-economic needs of families of
freedom fighters. After getting refusal they three voted against the
state budget and were removed from the Republican party.
Mikaelyan said if war resumes the former freedom fighters will again
go fighting as they are the people who love their country and in
case of war are condemned to go to war. "But they are not condemned
to be hungry today while those eat like pigs," Sasun Mikaelyan said,
noting that besides difficult social conditions, they are also facing
serious health problems, like lung issues, nervous diseases but they
are not receiving treatment.
"And what is our fight about?" Sasun Mikaelyan asked, adding, "We have
implemented the dream of our grandparents, we have become independent.
And what do we want to do now? Again live under aegis of Russians?"
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/06/06/sasun-michaelyan/