ACTION OF PROTEST IN FRONT OF RA ADMINISTRATIVE COURT
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April 16 2010
Armenia
On April 16, about 500 supporters of the opposition Armenian
National Congress (ANC) held an action of protest in front of the RA
Administrative Court.
Coordinator of the ANC Central Office Levon Zurabyan stated that
grossly violated the law by deciding on written proceeding on a class
suit brought against ArmRusgasprom.
"Today’s action has no precedents – 7,230 families put their signatures
to a class suit, protesting against an economically unjustified sharp
rise in the gas price for the population. However, on the authorities’
order, the Administrative Court is doing its best to minimize the
possibility of public response to the proceedings. The law provides
for oral proceeding on cases eliciting broad public response. We have
gathered to demonstrate this public response," Zurabyan said. The
lawyer Vahe Hovsepyan handed the demonstrators’ application for oral
proceeding on the suit over to the Administrative Court, whereafter
the action was finished.
The RA Public Services Regulatory Commission approved ArmRusgasprom’s
application for a rise in gas price from April 1, 2010. The current
gas price is 132 AMD per cubic meter for the population and 243 AMD
per cubic meter for large gas consumers.