"NO ONE SHOULD DOUBT THE CREDULOUSNESS OF OUR INFORMATION"

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[06:14 pm] 15 October, 2008

On October 15 the Office of the Human Rights Defender of Armenia
made a statement on the incident that was provoked on the eve at the
intersection of Mashtots and Tumanyan Streets. Representatives of the
Ombudsman’s Office were on the site when the police tried to prevent
the opposition activists from informing Yerevan citizens about an
October 17 rally. According to the RoA Ombudsman’s Office, there
were some fifty people at the intersection of Mashtots and Tumanyan
Streets. They intended to march through the capital and inform
our fellow citizens about the rally, knowing that no permission is
required for it. However, the police hindered the march. Moreover,
marchers later informed that the policemen seized their megaphone
and forced the off the place.

Nevertheless, some time later the police allowed the march but without
a megaphone, which is incompliant with the Armenian legislation. As
a result, the street became crowded, and people demanded that the
policemen stop hindering them. About 50 policemen pushed people
towards Northern Avenue, and in the presence of the representatives
of Ombudsman’s Office seized the other megaphone of the participants.

"The abovementioned information was immediately put down by the
representatives of the Ombudsman, which means there is no doubt about
its credulousness. Therefore, we urge the police to act in accordance
with the RoA Constitution and legislation and not to restrict the
constitutional rights of the RoA citizens," holds the statement.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress