DESPITE REFUSAL OF YEREVAN MUNICIPALITY, ARF TO HOLD RALLY ON OCTOBER 16

NOYAN TAPAN
October 13, 2009
Yerevan

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The rally that ARF plans to hold in
Charles Aznavour Square on October 16 will take place, irrespective
of Yerevan Municipality’s decision, representative of the ARF Armenia
Supreme Body Armen Rustamian said.

The Yerevan Municipality on October 12 did not give its permission
for the ARF’s rally, explaining that another mass public event is
scheduled to take place on the day and in the place indicated in the
notification that ARF submitted to the municipality.

According to A. Rustamian who on October 9 officially notified the
municipality of the rally, the decision of Yerevan municipality is
"of a stereotyped nature and is imperfect as well". He said the
decision was taken in violation of the RA Law on Conducting Meetings,
Assemblies, Rallies and Demonstrations because in case of refusal,
the municipality was to propose an alternative, which it did not do.