A RALLY OPPOSITE THE PRESIDENT’S RESIDENCE

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[04:37 pm] 14 September, 2006

Today over 20 citizens, who in their own words, were illegally
displaced from their houses and members of families who suffered
losses because of commercial agents gathered opposite the president’s
residence.

There were many people from Abovyan, Echmiadzin, Gyumri and Martuni
among the strikers. They all had the same claim – to meet the judges,
lawyers and Compulsory Service representatives and to discuss the
matters concerning the strikers tete-a-tete.

Today we face the same scenario; our complaints are presented to the
President’s Office, then they are sent to the General Prosecutors
Office, then to the Police station and so on.

We are tired of long drawn-out proceedings. Corruption has already
penetrated into the homes of the poor, and no one is capable of
eradicating this phenomenon. We shan’t go unless we get a definite
answer to our matter," claims Flora Shakhgulyan, one of the strikers.