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ALTERCATION OUTSIDE PRESIDENTIAL PALACE BETWEEN POLICE AND MOTHERS OF DECEASED SOLDIERS (VIDEO)
10.10.2013 18:13 epress.am
Women whose sons died while serving in the army under non-combat
circumstances today again demonstrated outside the presidential palace
in Yerevan. Holding regular demonstrations outside the government
building for years, they decided to gather exclusively outside the
president's office, having received no response from the government
after all this time.
Gohar Ohanjanyan, mother of Tigran Ohanjanyan, who died while serving
in the army in 2007, said that two years ago, Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan came up to them at the gates of the presidential
palace. Sargsyan said he had appointed a military prosecutor , who
will investigate the cases and uncover the truth.
"Gevorg Kostanyan did nothing, didn't solve a single case. What
happened? He's now occupying the general prosecutor's seat. Now
Kostanyan's saying that the Ministry of Defense doesn't need an
Investigative Service. Yes, we agree. We don't need an investigative
service that fulfills orders [from above]," said Ohanjanyan.
"Serzh Sargsyan was saying a fish rots from its head; you have to
snap off its head. Well now we've decided to grab the head. He's
the head of state," said Nana Muradyan, mother of Valeriy Muradyan,
who died during his military service in 2010.
Keeping an eye on the demonstration were several police officers, who
for some time didn't obstruct the demonstration. But then they began
to urge the women to leave, since "standing here is not allowed." The
parents, however, said they won't leave until they get an appointment
to meet with Serzh Sargsyan.
The police continued to insist that the mothers have to leave and
began to push and shove the women, as a result of which Nana Muradyan
fell to the ground. She refused to get up for some time.
Finally the parents went to the letters department, saying that they
will continue their protests if they are not told when Serzh Sargsyan
will meet with them.
Also participating in the demonstration were Irina Ghazaryan, mother
of Artur Ghazaryan who died while serving in the army in 2010;
and Anahit Lazarian, mother of Arayik Lazarian, who died in 2001,
also while serving in the army.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc7gc0Q2Daw
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/10/10/altercation-outside-presidential-palace-between-police-and-mothers-of-deceased-soldiers.html
From: A. Papazian
10.10.2013 18:13 epress.am
Women whose sons died while serving in the army under non-combat
circumstances today again demonstrated outside the presidential palace
in Yerevan. Holding regular demonstrations outside the government
building for years, they decided to gather exclusively outside the
president's office, having received no response from the government
after all this time.
Gohar Ohanjanyan, mother of Tigran Ohanjanyan, who died while serving
in the army in 2007, said that two years ago, Armenian President
Serzh Sargsyan came up to them at the gates of the presidential
palace. Sargsyan said he had appointed a military prosecutor , who
will investigate the cases and uncover the truth.
"Gevorg Kostanyan did nothing, didn't solve a single case. What
happened? He's now occupying the general prosecutor's seat. Now
Kostanyan's saying that the Ministry of Defense doesn't need an
Investigative Service. Yes, we agree. We don't need an investigative
service that fulfills orders [from above]," said Ohanjanyan.
"Serzh Sargsyan was saying a fish rots from its head; you have to
snap off its head. Well now we've decided to grab the head. He's
the head of state," said Nana Muradyan, mother of Valeriy Muradyan,
who died during his military service in 2010.
Keeping an eye on the demonstration were several police officers, who
for some time didn't obstruct the demonstration. But then they began
to urge the women to leave, since "standing here is not allowed." The
parents, however, said they won't leave until they get an appointment
to meet with Serzh Sargsyan.
The police continued to insist that the mothers have to leave and
began to push and shove the women, as a result of which Nana Muradyan
fell to the ground. She refused to get up for some time.
Finally the parents went to the letters department, saying that they
will continue their protests if they are not told when Serzh Sargsyan
will meet with them.
Also participating in the demonstration were Irina Ghazaryan, mother
of Artur Ghazaryan who died while serving in the army in 2010;
and Anahit Lazarian, mother of Arayik Lazarian, who died in 2001,
also while serving in the army.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc7gc0Q2Daw
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/10/10/altercation-outside-presidential-palace-between-police-and-mothers-of-deceased-soldiers.html
From: A. Papazian