Violations according to the law

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| 15:07:17 | 09-09-2005 | Social |

VIOLATIONS ACCORDING TO THE LAW

While selling areas for state needs the Yerevan authorities do not violate
any laws, claimed the Yerevan mayor Yervand Zakharyan during today’s press
conference.

According to him, they do everything according to the law and corresponding
legislative acts. Yervand Zakharyan claims that the municipality has no
right to interfere with the evaluation of property, and if the resident is
displeased he can appeal the decision. As for the 10% income tax taken from
the compensation, according to the mayor, it is fully legal.

In the areas of North and Main Avenues, 997 contracts have been signed up to
now. 29 of them which are in court cases, do not form even 3%, the mayor
says. Yervand Zakharyan enumerated the names of the people who have brought
about a court case demanding 2000 USD for one square meter. `It is a
groundless demand’, he said, mentioning that the resident have been offered
up to 980 USD. Yervand Zakharyan announced that they have clear-cut programs
of reconstruction which will be realized without taking into account
anybody’s opinion.

As for the report of the RA Ombudsman Larissa Alaverdyan about the law
violations in the North and Main Avenues areas, Mr. Zakharyan announced, `I
have heard nothing about it. It is the opinion of Mrs. Larissa Alaverdyan’.