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Collision happens between participants in the rally and policemen,
several activists beaten
by Marianna Lazarian
Thursday, February 6, 13:44
The collision has happened between participants in the rally against
the accumulative pension system and policemen. As Arminfo
correspondent reported, policemen barred the way trying not to let
activists of the movement "I am against" to the building of the State
Revenues Committee. As a result of the scuffle, several activists out
of several thousands were beaten.
Finally, activists reached the building of the State Revenues
Committee and demanded not to force employers to keep back from salary
of employees.
Employees are discontented not only at the mandatory component of the
system but also at the absurd situation following the Constitutional
Court's decision of January 24 that suspended some provisions of the
Law on the Accumulative Pension until the Court considers its
constitutionality on Mar 28 2014. The Court suspended Article 76
stipulating responsibility for refusing to make compulsory pension
contributions or failing to do in time and Paragraph 3 of Article 86
saying that the employees covered by the system should choose a
pension fund. Nevertheless, the Finance Ministry of Armenia urges
employers to calculate and make accumulative pension payments and
employees to choose a pension fund and a manager for it. The
picketers call the given approach a robbery.
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several activists beaten
by Marianna Lazarian
Thursday, February 6, 13:44
The collision has happened between participants in the rally against
the accumulative pension system and policemen. As Arminfo
correspondent reported, policemen barred the way trying not to let
activists of the movement "I am against" to the building of the State
Revenues Committee. As a result of the scuffle, several activists out
of several thousands were beaten.
Finally, activists reached the building of the State Revenues
Committee and demanded not to force employers to keep back from salary
of employees.
Employees are discontented not only at the mandatory component of the
system but also at the absurd situation following the Constitutional
Court's decision of January 24 that suspended some provisions of the
Law on the Accumulative Pension until the Court considers its
constitutionality on Mar 28 2014. The Court suspended Article 76
stipulating responsibility for refusing to make compulsory pension
contributions or failing to do in time and Paragraph 3 of Article 86
saying that the employees covered by the system should choose a
pension fund. Nevertheless, the Finance Ministry of Armenia urges
employers to calculate and make accumulative pension payments and
employees to choose a pension fund and a manager for it. The
picketers call the given approach a robbery.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid³77D1F0-8F1B-11E3-BD5C0EB7C0D21663