WHEELS HAVE HOLES ON OPPOSITION RALLY DAYS

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[02:58 pm] 17 October, 2008

Opposition rallies continue to frighten Armenian authorities and proof
of that are the closed roads coming from the Marzes to Yerevan. Early
in the morning there were lines of people waiting at the bus stops
in Abovian. The authorities have given the order to not let any bus
pass. "A1+" tried to find out from the drivers coming from Abovian
to Yerevan why they are not working today. They said that they had
received an order to not take passengers from Abovian to Yerevan.

"It makes no sense. We’re used to it. We know that we have nothing
to do come rally day. But the bad thing is that we don’t even get
money out of it," says driver Yervand. One of the other drivers said
that the drivers of the other Marzes have been told the same. "It
doesn’t matter; those who wish to go will go. In the end, we are the
losers. So, they are basically making us lose money."

The situation was heavy in every stop. Citizens of Abovian who had
to get to Yerevan for class, work or an exam had to get to Yerevan
by going from "taxi to taxi" or they asked their friends to drive
them to Yerevan.

"You know better than us why there is no transportation," told
"A1 one of the dispatchers of the buses. The others said jokingly:
"All of the wheels have holes in them. We’ll fix them and they will
be out on the road by tomorrow." In addition, the roads coming from
Byureghavan to Yerevan are also closed down.