FORMER AKHALKALAK MAYOR ARRESTED
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 25 2007
AKHALKALAK, APRIL 25, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. On April 23, at
about 22:00, member of presidium of United Javakhk democratic bloc,
deputy of Akhalkalak regional sakrebulo Nairi Iritsian and activist
of the same bloc Artur Poghosian were arrested. In some hours they
were moved to Samtskhe-Javakhk regional center, Akhaltskha.
According to some information not checked yet, the reason of the
arrest was the conflict of above mentioned persons with the driver
of Akhalkalak Regional Prosecutor. As Noyan Tapan was informed from
Javakhk-Info, the incident happened on April 23, at about 19:00. In
Akhalkalak’s Liberty street the Prosecutor’s driver ran over by car
another deputy of Akhalkalak regional sakrebulo, member of United
Javakhk Andranik Abelian. As eye-witnesses say, after running over
by car the driver and several people in the car did nothing to take
Abelian to hospital, moreover, they fought with Nairi Iritsian,
Artur Poghosian and other persons who had come to help Abelian. By
the way, the deputies of Akhalkalak’s regional sakrebulo were coming
back from the village of Samsar where they took part in the unveiling
ceremony of khachkar (cross-stone) dedicated to the memory of victims
of Armenian Genocide.
To recap, in early 2007 the Georgian legislative bodies convicted Artur
Poghosian to two years’ suspended imprisonment and fine of 2000 laries
(nearly 00).
Another arrested person, Nairi Iritsian, held the post of Akhalkalak
Mayor in 2003-2006, is one of the founders of United Javakhk democratic
bloc and gaining 70% and more in 2006 local self-government elections
in Georgia defeated the representative of the ruling party.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
