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Disabled pilots hold protest in front of Armenian presidential residence
18:44 - 07.06.13
Disabled pilots go on holding protests.
They held a protest in front of the Armenian presidential residence on
Friday, demanding compensations due to them.
David Davtyan, Chairman of the Disabled Pilots Union, says they have
for five years been struggling for compensations for occupational
disability.
The government had paid compensations until the law was amended in 2004.
`Armenian Airlines was deliberately made bankrupt on March 27, 2003.
Robert Kocharyan chaired that meeting, and Decision #331A was signed
by David Harutyunyan. They turned the airplanes into scrap and placed
the premises at Eduardo Eurnekian's disposal. The helicopters were
transferred to the Ministry of Defense. They divided the rest between
themselves and declared bankruptcy,' Davtyan said.
The same is being done with the Armavia airline. `They have enjoyed
themselves for ten years, and they are bankrupt now.'
Mikael Andreasyan, a Karabakh war veteran, is among the protesters.
`My plane was shot down two times during the war and I got burns,' he says.
One of his demands is resumption of pensions. `We have not received
pensions since 2006,' he says.
Another demand is privileges for freedom-fighters. `As a disabled
soldier I demand the re-institution of the privileges - 50% discounts
on utilities charge.'
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/06/07/pilot/
18:44 - 07.06.13
Disabled pilots go on holding protests.
They held a protest in front of the Armenian presidential residence on
Friday, demanding compensations due to them.
David Davtyan, Chairman of the Disabled Pilots Union, says they have
for five years been struggling for compensations for occupational
disability.
The government had paid compensations until the law was amended in 2004.
`Armenian Airlines was deliberately made bankrupt on March 27, 2003.
Robert Kocharyan chaired that meeting, and Decision #331A was signed
by David Harutyunyan. They turned the airplanes into scrap and placed
the premises at Eduardo Eurnekian's disposal. The helicopters were
transferred to the Ministry of Defense. They divided the rest between
themselves and declared bankruptcy,' Davtyan said.
The same is being done with the Armavia airline. `They have enjoyed
themselves for ten years, and they are bankrupt now.'
Mikael Andreasyan, a Karabakh war veteran, is among the protesters.
`My plane was shot down two times during the war and I got burns,' he says.
One of his demands is resumption of pensions. `We have not received
pensions since 2006,' he says.
Another demand is privileges for freedom-fighters. `As a disabled
soldier I demand the re-institution of the privileges - 50% discounts
on utilities charge.'
http://www.tert.am/en/news/2013/06/07/pilot/