NO MARCH ON MAY 1!

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April 20, 2009

Yerevan’s City Hall has sanctioned March 1 rallies of the Communist
Party of Armenia (HKK) and the Social-Democratic Henchakyan Party
(SDHK) and denied their marches.

"Who has ever heard municipal officials banning law-executing
power?" the HKK Secretary General Ruben Tovmasyan said to A1+

Municipal officials say "the HKK’s march will disturb the capital’s
ordinary routine, cause traffic jams making the central streets,
squares, crossings impassable and hindering citizens’ free movement."

The Communist Party intended to march through Mashtots avenue,
Amiryan and Sargsyan streets and Shahumyan square.

When denying the march the City Hall took into consideration the fact
that May 1 is a public holiday, hence a nonworking day. "A number of
public events will take place in Yerevan on May 1," says the City Hall.

Mr. Tovmasyan says the march will be held anyway.

"They (the authorities) have nothing to do on May 1, on Labour
Day. Let them fix a day for oligarchs and mark the holiday," added
Mr. Tovmasyan.