"DOES THE EXPRESSION "STATE NEEDS" COINCIDE WITH ELITE BUILDINGS?"

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[03:48 pm] 16 November, 2006

Today the residents of alienated zones organised a rally of protest
and assembled opposite the RA government building. They shouted,
"Go away, thieves!"

"Shame on you, prime minister!" "We demand resignation from the post,"
etc. The veterans of the Artsakh war also joined them.

This time the rally participants displayed civil disobedience against
the adoption of the draft bill on "Alienation of Property for State
and Public Needs."

None of the government representatives received the strikers. The
residents become indignant at the fact that they were neglected
by the authorities. "They ignore us and our demands. If we live in
a democratic country, they ought to respect our rights. This is an
apparent violation of the citizens’ rights", claims Sonya Barseghyan,
one of the residents.

The strikers continued to shout and warn that the "illegal law"
refers to each citizen of the Republic of Armenia. They claimed that
they had been paid lower than the current prices at the market.

By the way, the strikers are going to organise the next rally of
protest opposite the President’s residence. They will call on Robert
Kocharyan to negotiate with them tete-a-tete.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress