Drambyans to Be Deprived of Property

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DRAMBYANS TO BE DEPRIVED OF PROPERTY
[02:28 pm] 22 February, 2007

The heirs of the Drambyans, living in Gyumri, are in peril; they may
be exiled from their dwelling. Today Ashot Qalashyan, the head of the
department of the Gyumri Municipality controlling the issue of illegal
buildings and lands, demands Irina Abajyan, the heiress of the
Drambyans to vacate house 26 on Alexnadrovski.

Irina Abajyan claims that house 26 comprising of 23 rooms belonged to
her ancestors. In 1923 the house was taken from her with the right to
property confiscation and given to self-government bodies.

The corresponding documents can be found in the archive of modern
history, Irina Abajyan claims. After the collapse of the USSR, the
house was returned to the heirs of the dynasty, Hasmik and Liana
Drambyans, with the right to property under the court verdict. They
are Irina’s mother and aunt.

Even then the doors of the house were closed for the heirs on
motivation that the presence of residents would hinder the court
procedures.

Court of First Instance of Shirak Marz has already moved to another
district. The Municipality has decided to exile the legal owners
instead of giving them the house.

Irina Abajyan qualifies the court verdict a violation of her rights as
an owner.

Furthermore, it was beyond the jurisdiction of the Municipality to put
the house an action in 2006.

Armenuhi Minasyan

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS