MANIFESTATIONS OF INTOLERANCE
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[02:34 pm] 06 April, 2007
The "United Javakhq" Democratic Union has spread the following
announcement on Misha Kiraksoyan’s assassination;
"United Javakhq" expresses its deep indignation at the impertinent
and vandal assassination of Misha Kirakosyan on Atsghur-Akhaltskha
highway on April 2.
The administration headed by President Saakashvili, that came to
power under the guise of establishing democracy in 2004, has created
an atmosphere of political intolerance throughout the whole country.
The above-mentioned intolerance is namely perceived in apparent
violations of national and civil rights and manifestations of vandal
encroachments by the police.
The Union draws the public attention to the fact that the April 2
murder of Misha Kirakosyan cannot be viewed as a tragic coincidence.
The on-going murders of Armenians in the territory of Georgia have
turned into a "tradition." They tend to suppress the will power of
the Javakhq Armenians.
The Union urges the Javakhq residents to display political and civil
vigilance and not to be subject to moral and psychological pressure
of the Georgian authorities.
We must unite under the imperative of protecting our rights and dignity
in Javakh to keep Misha Kirakosyan’s memory bright in our minds.
The Union condemns the recurrent murder of an Armenian resident in
the territory of Georgia; Misha has become an innocent victim of
anti-Armenian intolerance. We call for drastic measures to punish
the criminal.
The Union urges the international community to keep an eye on the trial
and legal procedure taking into consideration the mild verdicts of the
previous trials," the announcement reads. To note, the announcement
was spread via Javakhq Info Agency.