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CIVIL ACTIVISTS INTEND TO HINDER THE WORK OF THE NEW SUPERMARKET BUILT IN THE INDOOR MARKET AREA
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Wednesday, October 9, 17:56
The members of the Preparliament civil initiative are holding a protest
action to hinder the work of the new supermarket built in the area of
the Indoor Market by Samvel Alexanyan, MP from the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia.
To recall, despite the stormy public protests, the Indoor Market opened
on October 7, though only a small part of it - the market itself -
is currently operating.
The Preparliament members held a procession to the Indoor Market on
Wednesday. Samvel Alexanyan's supporters met them near the Indoor
Market. Alexanyan himself also arrived at the place but refused to
answer the journalists' questions.
Tigran Khzmalyan, a member of the Preparliament, said that they are
not going to give up the fight and will raise a strong wave of protest
to keep everybody from doing shopping in the oligarch-MP's supermarket.
The Indoor Market was built in 1952 by Armenian architect Grigory
Aghababyan's project and has been considered one of the symbols
of the Armenian capital since then. The repair inside the building
has damaged the original exterior of the building. In early June,
the municipality promised that the constructions erected inside the
building would be demolished and the original appearance would be
restored. However, these constructions have not been dismantled.
Two penalties (worth 200 thsd AMD and 2.5 mln AMD) have been imposed
on Market Number One CJSC, the owner of the market, under Article
154 of the Armenian Law "On Administrative Violations".
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Wednesday, October 9, 17:56
The members of the Preparliament civil initiative are holding a protest
action to hinder the work of the new supermarket built in the area of
the Indoor Market by Samvel Alexanyan, MP from the ruling Republican
Party of Armenia.
To recall, despite the stormy public protests, the Indoor Market opened
on October 7, though only a small part of it - the market itself -
is currently operating.
The Preparliament members held a procession to the Indoor Market on
Wednesday. Samvel Alexanyan's supporters met them near the Indoor
Market. Alexanyan himself also arrived at the place but refused to
answer the journalists' questions.
Tigran Khzmalyan, a member of the Preparliament, said that they are
not going to give up the fight and will raise a strong wave of protest
to keep everybody from doing shopping in the oligarch-MP's supermarket.
The Indoor Market was built in 1952 by Armenian architect Grigory
Aghababyan's project and has been considered one of the symbols
of the Armenian capital since then. The repair inside the building
has damaged the original exterior of the building. In early June,
the municipality promised that the constructions erected inside the
building would be demolished and the original appearance would be
restored. However, these constructions have not been dismantled.
Two penalties (worth 200 thsd AMD and 2.5 mln AMD) have been imposed
on Market Number One CJSC, the owner of the market, under Article
154 of the Armenian Law "On Administrative Violations".