WILL THE KOZERN GARAGES BE PULLED DOWN?

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[03:02 pm] 08 February, 2007

On February 8, the citizens of Kozern district organised a rally of
complaint on the first attempt of illegal alienation. On February 7
the citizens paid a visit to the Yerevan municipality to find answers
to the issues concerning them.

They say that the garage belonging to the Hovhannesyans will be pulled
down today as it hinders the construction of state security service
of the RA officials.

Reminder: under the 2004 resolution of the RA Government, Kozern
district was considered a "zone of alienation for state needs". But
the citizens assume that the resolution doesn’t give ground to pull
down the garage without preliminary warning, certificate of property
and corresponding compensation. To note, many of the citizens living
in the area since 1930, haven’t got registration certificate yet.

The rally participants, members of over 110 families, announced,
"We shan’t let them pull down the garage even if the Defense Minister
comes here with weapon".

"We are ready to make a fire and spend the night here". They fixed
posters on the garage with the following words, "It is a sin to deprive
others of their property", "Law must drive from the interests of all
nation", " Manouk Vardanyan, head of the Cadastre state committee,
don not breach the constitution! ", "We shall stay here unless the
alienation is ceased",etc.

"If they ignore our demands, we shall stay here to see who is the
author of the alienation, and who will benefit or lose from this
attempt", announced Samvel Lazarian, head of the "Community and
Right" NGO.

Samvel Lazarian also added that the cadastre puts difference between
the citizens; some of the citizens with the same problems have been
given certificates.

"We are not against constructions and alienation procedure. Let them
give us our property certificates at first and then we shall hold
round-table with the officials to make a legal bargain", says Mr.
Lazarian.