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ARMENIA'S AUTHORITIES CREATE ATMOSPHERE OF FEAR, MPS, ACTIVIST SAY
18:23 * 14.02.14
Heritage party Vice-Chairman Armen Martirosyan has commented on
the termination of three employees' contracts by the management of
Yerevan Metro.
According to him, this is evidence of pressure on society and of
attempts to create an atmosphere of fear.
"This is a violation of the constitutional right to freedom of speech
and of the labor code. Any employee has the right to complain and
raise the problem of his or her wages. This step is evidence of the
authorities' attempts to exert pressure on our citizens voicing their
discontent, including with funded pensions," Martirosyan said.
Secretary of the Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group Naira Zohrabyan
considers this conduct "completely unacceptable." This is evidence
of Armenia not being a rule-of-law country.
"Ignoring the Constitutional Court's verdict and taking reprisals
against the citizens defending their rights - such a thing can only
happen in an authoritarian state," she said.
Gevorg Gorgisyan of the movement against funded pensions told Tert.am
that "the people have been dismissed on grounds of distrust.
But they have worked for 15 years and enjoyed trust and one fine day,
when they raised their voice, the administration decided not to trust
them any longer."
Armenian News - Tert.am
18:23 * 14.02.14
Heritage party Vice-Chairman Armen Martirosyan has commented on
the termination of three employees' contracts by the management of
Yerevan Metro.
According to him, this is evidence of pressure on society and of
attempts to create an atmosphere of fear.
"This is a violation of the constitutional right to freedom of speech
and of the labor code. Any employee has the right to complain and
raise the problem of his or her wages. This step is evidence of the
authorities' attempts to exert pressure on our citizens voicing their
discontent, including with funded pensions," Martirosyan said.
Secretary of the Prosperous Armenia parliamentary group Naira Zohrabyan
considers this conduct "completely unacceptable." This is evidence
of Armenia not being a rule-of-law country.
"Ignoring the Constitutional Court's verdict and taking reprisals
against the citizens defending their rights - such a thing can only
happen in an authoritarian state," she said.
Gevorg Gorgisyan of the movement against funded pensions told Tert.am
that "the people have been dismissed on grounds of distrust.
But they have worked for 15 years and enjoyed trust and one fine day,
when they raised their voice, the administration decided not to trust
them any longer."
Armenian News - Tert.am