Epress.am News from Armenia
“No more pillaging,” “Liberate the Yekmalyan building from expropriation,” “Gapbnakshin – cheated residents,” “Narek-David LLC deceives residents,” and “No more corruption and racketeering. Fair judgement to internal enemies” were some of the inscriptions on placards held by homeowners promised apartments in new buildings on Aram, Yekmalyan, Buzand and Saryan streets who were again protesting outside the presidential residence in Yerevan today.
The protesting homeowners assert that as during past protests so too today, staff from the Presidential Oversight (Control) Service invited Sona Maghakyan, one of the protestors, to step inside to talk. Protestors say she was urged to concede, but she declined.
“Since Sona today is considered our leader, they want to influence her in some way. But we are all fighting for one purpose and we won’t make concessions on an individual basis. We will fight till the end,” said protestor Flora Sarukhanyan.
Protestors are confident that their ongoing protests will yield results and their concerns will be addressed.
“The law adopted by France [to criminalize genocide denial] didn’t make me happy at all, since today in my homeland a White Genocide is taking place, while the authorities and the people look on silently. What should we do, go to the French and ask that they recognize the White Genocide of today? What should we be happy for, if in our country people are banished from their own homes and thrown onto the street. Come, let’s adopt a law: criminal punishment for those who deny the White Genocide in Armenia — what do you think, will it pass in Armenia? I’m not afraid to say that all this that’s happening in Armenia is the work of the hand of the inner Turk [i.e. enemies among us]; whoever wants, let him take the blame himself,” said Sona Maghakyan.
The protest ended, but the homeowners promised to return tomorrow.
