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THE STRIKERS SURROUNDED THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING AGAIN

04:22 pm 23 March, 2006

The participants of a few strikes mingled today in front of the RA
Government building. The inhabitants of the `realizing area,’ the
tenants of the Dalma gardens and the NA Deputy Arshak Sadoyan were
among them and they aroused an action of revolt against `ArmenTel.’

By the way, the strikers decided to present all their complaints at
least to the NA deputy who was beside them at that moment and was
listening to them. Sadoyan did not offer any solution to the matter,
he only advised that ‘None of the problems concerning the pension,
Husisajin Ave., Dalma, Buzand will be solved separately .The
authorities only think of enriching their pockets. We must unite and
combat together. ‘

It must be mentioned that the police did their best to prevent the
strikers from gathering in front of the central entrance of the
Government. The strikers had to present their complaints at the corner
of the building and they had no chance to approach to any official or
minister entering the premises. `Thus the people of the country have
only certain responsibilities and no rights towards this Government,’
complained one of the tenants of the Dalma gardens. `If the
authorities are concerned with the greening of the city they shouldn’t
cut the trees in our gardens. We consider their act a vandalism and
compare it with the breaking of the khachkars in Jougha by the Turks.’
By the way, none of the strikers presented a letter or an application
to the Government today; they simply reminded the officials of their
problems.

As for Sadoyan and the sufferers from the actions of `ArmenTel,’ it
should be noted that the strikers demanded the Government to say its
opinion and help them to reveal the case of the `Internet – fraud’
with the following posters `ArmenTel makes the pockets of people
empty,’ `Don’t deprive people of the Internet,’ `Don’t hinder the
prosperity of the Internet’ etc. Let us remind you that the citizens
got a lot of telephone bills reaching millions after using the
Internet service. Now it is already apparent it was caused by a
special program that penetrated into the Internet. (`ArmenTel’ also
admits this fact.) `That program is designated in the Internet
Encyclopedia by a special term as a spy – program. These spy –
programs pursue concrete aims – to get money,’ says the Chairman of
the National Democratic Alliance Arshak Sadoyan. He mentioned that
this case will already be investigated by the RA General Attorney and
a letter will be sent in the name of the NDA and the consumers to the
Interpol European Organisation combating computer crimes. `We hope
that with joint efforts of the Armenian and international legal bodies
these matters will find their solutions and the criminals will be
punished,’ says the Deputy, ‘Anyway, the stronger the power of the
complaint is the more obliged the authorities will be to think of
their nation and society.’ There are already 500 citizens registered
in the NDA and in the organizations dealing with the protection of
humans’ rights, who consider themselves sufferers from the actions of
`ArmenTel.’

The strikers expect the Government to resume their telephone
connection and to annul the artificial debts. Later a question may
arouse to compensate the losses of the Armenian citizens.