WILL GAGIK BEGLARYAN COME TO NORTHERN AVENUE?

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12:13 pm | April 14, 2009

Politics

The Armenian National Congress has appealed to the current mayor
of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan with the demand to secure the right of
citizens wishing to stroll on Northern Avenue to move freely.

The Congress informs Gagik Beglaryan: "Northern Avenue has been closed
down by several hundred police officers armed with clubs for the past
couple of days. Not only do they prohibit citizens from being there
or taking a stroll, but also move them to other places, break them
into smaller groups, hurt and assault them."

The Congress also informs that during those days, more than a dozen
individuals were illegally arrested and kept in the Kentron police
division.

"You are the current mayor of Yerevan and are responsible for
everything that takes place in the city. The Northern Avenue was
foreseen as a place for taking strolls. Are you aware that police
officers have been depriving citizens of their right to move freely
and stroll there?" as stated in the ANC statement. "You are currently
running for mayor. Is this how you picture city life and is that what
you are trying to implement at Northern Avenue and the neighboring
streets?"

In the end, the ANC informs Gagik Beglaryan that on April 14, citizens
will once again go to Northern Avenue and demands the mayor to secure
their right to stroll and move freely there.