RALLY IN FRONT OF THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY

Hayots Ashkhar Daily
June 24, 2008
Armenia

Around 100 people yesterday held a rally in front of the Russian
Embassy.

The demonstrators voiced their protest in support of Levon
Chakhmakhchyan, Former Head of the RF Federal Council, Head of the
Association of the Armenian-Russian Business Cooperation, leader of
the pan-Russian public movement "For the Sake of the Self-Government
of Workmen". Since February 1, 2007 Mr. Chakhmakhchyan has been kept
in detention in the penitentiary of Lefortovo, in connection with
the corruption scandal in "Transaero" air company.

The participants of the protest gave the Russian Ambassador the letter
addressed to RF President Dmitry Medvedev.