EVICTION OF KOZER COMMUNITY RESIDENTS IN YEREVAN STILL URGENT
Yerevan, April 5. ArmInfo. “If no agreement with the government is
achieved regarding the eviction of Kozer community residents, Yerevan
center, the residents will start a civil upraising,” Chairman of the
“Society and the Law” NGO Samvel Lazarian said at a press conference,
Wednesday.
The government proposes by 3 million AMD compensation to the residents
of Kozer, with the total compensation amounting to $6 million, which
is not the real cost the territory, S. Lazarian believes. According
to his estimations, the compensation for the whole territory of Kozer
must be at least 25-30 million US dollars.
The community has 783 official residents and 151 “living from hand to
mouth” . Eight elite buildings have already been built in Kozer and
bought through auctions. These buildings are outside the territories
subject to alienation for state needs. S. Mkrthcyan refused the name
the owners of these buildings, noting that none of the community
residents are the owners. The local residents have repeatedly applied
to relevant instances for a permission to build houses, but faced
rejection.
To note, on March 16 2006, Kozer residents picketed the governmental
building demanding the government to refuse from the construction
in Kozer and to legalize the whole realty of Kozer residents by
registering them at the Real Estate Register. After, the residents
demand land purchase-and-sale on equal rights. The meeting of Kozer
representatives with Armenian Prime Minister proved useless, the
residents say.