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OPPOSITION ACTIVIST'S TIRES SLASHED: WORRIED NEXT TIME IT'LL BE HIM
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/10/16/opposition-activist%E2%80%99s-tires-slashed-worried-next-time-it%E2%80%99ll-be-him.html
10.16.2013 19:14 epress.am
The Arabkir Police Division is conducting an investigation into
an incident in which the tires of a Ford Transit belonging to
the Pre-Parliament civil initiative as well as those of a vehicle
belonging to one of the members of this initiative, Karo Yeghnukyan,
were slashed by an unidentified man, representative of the press
service of the police Armen Malkhasyan informed Epress.am today.
The incident occurred during the "Boycott Yerevan City Supermarkets"
demonstration yesterday.
Pre-Parliament coordinator and filmmaker Tigran Khzmalyan said that
after noticing the slashed tires yesterday evening they immediately
informed the Arabkir Police Division, though police officers arrived
at the scene after 20 minutes.
"When we called, the police told us maybe our guys did it. We were
quite surprised [at this response]. Later, our friends submitted
a written report to the police; they came too; took measurements;
and what happened later is unknown," Khzmalyan told the Epress.am
correspondent.
Speaking to Epress.am, Karo Yeghnukyan (pictured) said police officers
have already looked at the CCTV video footage from the neighboring
shops.
According to him, the police already know what the culprit looks like,
"a young man wearing a cap"; though his identity has not yet been
established. In Yeghnukyan's opinion, what happened is the result
of inaction by law enforcement bodies and a very serious warning
addressed to him.
"This is the continuation of the hatred provoked by [Republican Party
of Armenia MP and owner of the Yerevan City supermarket chain Samvel]
Aleksanyan. On Sept. 2, when my photo was stuck on the wall of the
Covered Market, the next day, Pre-Parliament issued a statement on
the matter, then I wrote letters to Aleksanyan, [National Assembly
President] Hovik Abrahamyan, Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan, and the
General Prosecutor, to no avail. I submitted several requests to the
police to ensure my safety, but they are inclined to do nothing. I ask,
what are you waiting for, for something to happen to me, then to say,
'Sorry, we were late'?" he said.
Yeghnukyan believes that the incident is a serious threat to him.
"That the four tires were punctured twice is aimed at my body. This
is a warning that 'Mr. Yeghnukyan, this time it's your tires; next
time it'll be your body'," he surmised.
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/10/16/opposition-activist%E2%80%99s-tires-slashed-worried-next-time-it%E2%80%99ll-be-him.html
10.16.2013 19:14 epress.am
The Arabkir Police Division is conducting an investigation into
an incident in which the tires of a Ford Transit belonging to
the Pre-Parliament civil initiative as well as those of a vehicle
belonging to one of the members of this initiative, Karo Yeghnukyan,
were slashed by an unidentified man, representative of the press
service of the police Armen Malkhasyan informed Epress.am today.
The incident occurred during the "Boycott Yerevan City Supermarkets"
demonstration yesterday.
Pre-Parliament coordinator and filmmaker Tigran Khzmalyan said that
after noticing the slashed tires yesterday evening they immediately
informed the Arabkir Police Division, though police officers arrived
at the scene after 20 minutes.
"When we called, the police told us maybe our guys did it. We were
quite surprised [at this response]. Later, our friends submitted
a written report to the police; they came too; took measurements;
and what happened later is unknown," Khzmalyan told the Epress.am
correspondent.
Speaking to Epress.am, Karo Yeghnukyan (pictured) said police officers
have already looked at the CCTV video footage from the neighboring
shops.
According to him, the police already know what the culprit looks like,
"a young man wearing a cap"; though his identity has not yet been
established. In Yeghnukyan's opinion, what happened is the result
of inaction by law enforcement bodies and a very serious warning
addressed to him.
"This is the continuation of the hatred provoked by [Republican Party
of Armenia MP and owner of the Yerevan City supermarket chain Samvel]
Aleksanyan. On Sept. 2, when my photo was stuck on the wall of the
Covered Market, the next day, Pre-Parliament issued a statement on
the matter, then I wrote letters to Aleksanyan, [National Assembly
President] Hovik Abrahamyan, Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan, and the
General Prosecutor, to no avail. I submitted several requests to the
police to ensure my safety, but they are inclined to do nothing. I ask,
what are you waiting for, for something to happen to me, then to say,
'Sorry, we were late'?" he said.
Yeghnukyan believes that the incident is a serious threat to him.
"That the four tires were punctured twice is aimed at my body. This
is a warning that 'Mr. Yeghnukyan, this time it's your tires; next
time it'll be your body'," he surmised.