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CITIZEN AGAINST POLICE: THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE FRENCH PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO ARMENIA
03.16.2015 18:18 epress.am
The Police demand that the court recognize that citizen Anna
Shahnazaryan (pictured) disobeyed a police officer's lawfull order and
for her to pay 50,000 AMD in compensation as an administrative fine.
Shahnazaryan filed a counter suit against the police, demanding that
the court recognize the actions implemented by representatives of
the police as violation of her constitutional rights. Shahnazaryan
is also asking for financial compensation to cover her legal fees.
Today, the first court hearing took place at the Administrative Court.
Police representative Sona Melikyan answered Anna Shahnazaryan's
representative, lawyer Tigran Yegoryan's questions in court.
Tigran Yegoryan's assistant Hasmik Petrosyan told Epress.am that
during the hearing Melikyan justified the detention of the citizens,
stating that it was done to prevent the creation of obstacles for the
event taking place at Mashtots Park with the participation of French
President Francois Hollande and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
According to the Police representative, those taken into custody
were carrying dangerous tools, for example, tea kettles. The Police
representative admitted that Anna Shahnazaryan was holding nothing
and was only taken into custody for wishing to cross a no pass zone
delineated by police.
While answering the question, as to why the standard protocol at the
police station took so long, 3 hours, to write, Melikyan said that
"the police had nowhere to hurry."
Today's hearing ended with the police representative's testimony;
the court decided the next hearing would be convened on April 17th.
The case under review is related to an incident that took place in May
of last year when a group of citizens organized a protest during the
name-change ceremony of Mashtots Park. The group was against the name
change to Missak Manouchian Park. The ceremony was attended by French
President Francois Hollande and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
The citizens had sent a letter to the the French President before
his visit, which stated that the Yerevan City Council had conducted
a secret meeting when deciding the name change, while citizens were
against the decision because Mashtots Park was considered a symbol
of Armenia's civic movement and there was no need to change the name
of the park after Missak Manouchian.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/03/16/citizen-against-police-the-consequence-of-the-french-president%E2%80%99s-visit-to-armenia.html
03.16.2015 18:18 epress.am
The Police demand that the court recognize that citizen Anna
Shahnazaryan (pictured) disobeyed a police officer's lawfull order and
for her to pay 50,000 AMD in compensation as an administrative fine.
Shahnazaryan filed a counter suit against the police, demanding that
the court recognize the actions implemented by representatives of
the police as violation of her constitutional rights. Shahnazaryan
is also asking for financial compensation to cover her legal fees.
Today, the first court hearing took place at the Administrative Court.
Police representative Sona Melikyan answered Anna Shahnazaryan's
representative, lawyer Tigran Yegoryan's questions in court.
Tigran Yegoryan's assistant Hasmik Petrosyan told Epress.am that
during the hearing Melikyan justified the detention of the citizens,
stating that it was done to prevent the creation of obstacles for the
event taking place at Mashtots Park with the participation of French
President Francois Hollande and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
According to the Police representative, those taken into custody
were carrying dangerous tools, for example, tea kettles. The Police
representative admitted that Anna Shahnazaryan was holding nothing
and was only taken into custody for wishing to cross a no pass zone
delineated by police.
While answering the question, as to why the standard protocol at the
police station took so long, 3 hours, to write, Melikyan said that
"the police had nowhere to hurry."
Today's hearing ended with the police representative's testimony;
the court decided the next hearing would be convened on April 17th.
The case under review is related to an incident that took place in May
of last year when a group of citizens organized a protest during the
name-change ceremony of Mashtots Park. The group was against the name
change to Missak Manouchian Park. The ceremony was attended by French
President Francois Hollande and Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan.
The citizens had sent a letter to the the French President before
his visit, which stated that the Yerevan City Council had conducted
a secret meeting when deciding the name change, while citizens were
against the decision because Mashtots Park was considered a symbol
of Armenia's civic movement and there was no need to change the name
of the park after Missak Manouchian.
http://www.epress.am/en/2015/03/16/citizen-against-police-the-consequence-of-the-french-president%E2%80%99s-visit-to-armenia.html