Protest Plan of Action Hindered by Police: MP Zaruhi Postanjyan Responds
Today MP Zaruhi Postanjyan addressed a letter to Republic of Armenia Police Chief Alik Harutyunyan, Republic of Armenia Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan and Republic of Armenia Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan.
The letter states that Postanjyan and other citizens had organized a protest in front of the Republic of Armenia Government building on October 29, 2009.
Postanjyan states that the aim of their protest action was to remind all that “All Armenians’ interests are united.”
The letter says that the protest action started at the scheduled time of 11 am.
“Unlike the protest action which had occurred at the same place a week before, the police officers’ unlawful deed had only one aim, to create a wall of police officers so as to hide the posters from the eyes of passers-by. The second part of the protest action, which was planned to take place on Baghramyan Avenue, on the opposite side of the street in front of the president’s office, couldn’t take place.
“According to the police officers, they themselves didn’t know on the basis of what law they were hindering our demonstration. They only explained it by the fact that the president was holding an event and they didn’t think our demonstration was appropriate.
“Such an attitude of police officers unequivocally gives evidence of the fact that Serzh Sargsyan fears some twenty peaceful demonstrators and their posters.
“I am informing RA police officer that we exercise our constitutional rights. The above-mentioned actions of the police officers are violations of the corresponding articles of the RA Constitution and RA Criminal Code. There was no need to panic because of peaceful demonstrators and their posters and to commit acts which are subject to criminal prosecution. Taking the above-mentioned as a basis, I ask to take corresponding legal measures with respect to this letter and to inform me about the results as prescribed by law,” Postanjyan concludes in the letter.
Source: Tert – Original Article
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