MUNICIPALITY IS IN INACTIVITY

A1 Plus | 18:14:55 | 09-06-2004 | Politics |

“I accept that we have replied to the application of the “Association
of Investigating Journalists” with delay but I can’t say why”, Karine
Danielyan, chief specialist of Juridical Department of Yerevan
Municipality, announced in the First Instance Court of Center,
Norq-Marash Communes.

Edik Baghdasaryan, Chair of “Association of Investigating Journalists”,
appealed to Yerevan Mayor Ervand Zakharyan on 02.10.2003 asking to
look through the decisions ex Mayor made regarding the cafes in the
territory near National Opera and Ballet Theatre to research articles.

Instead of answering, the Municipality staff head Suren Koshecyan
informed 40 days later: “It is necessary to make more accurate what
information exactly you expect to get from Yerevan Municipality”.

After waiting for Municipality reply for 7 months Edik Baghdasaryan
appealed to Court, stating that the Municipality’s response runs
counter to the Armenian Constitution, some laws and the Convention
on Human Rights and Basic Freedoms.

Today the “Association of Investigating Journalists” demanded that
the Court call Yerevan Municipality to account for it’s inactivity
and to oblige it to give information about the property near the
Opera and their owners.

Municipality representative Karine Danielyan agreed to give information
and asked Court for some time. Mrs. Danielyan asked Edik Baghdasaryan
to name the cafes he was interested in.

“The properties Karlos Petrosyan, Levon Khachatryan, Bellagio Grish
etc own are in that territory”, Baghdasaryan said. To ease the work
of Municipality Edik Baghdasaryan promised to assume the costs for
copying the documents.

Court set Yerevan Municipality time to perform its duties till June
21, 3:00 PM.