{"id":265145,"date":"2015-05-20T15:06:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-20T11:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=265145"},"modified":"2015-05-20T15:08:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T11:08:33","slug":"%e2%80%9cthe-army-is-a-meat-grinder%e2%80%9d-citizens-show-solidarity-with-parents-protesting-non-combat-army-deaths-photo-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2015\/05\/20\/%e2%80%9cthe-army-is-a-meat-grinder%e2%80%9d-citizens-show-solidarity-with-parents-protesting-non-combat-army-deaths-photo-video.html","title":{"rendered":"\u201cArmy Is a Meat Grinder\u201d: Citizens Show Solidarity with Parents Protesting Non-Combat Army Deaths (PHOTO, VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) should not finance the Armenian Police, since the latter promotes violence and terror, social activist, lawyer Artur Grigoryan said during a protest action held across the street from the Residence of the President of Armenia on Wednesday, May 20. “A claim has been submitted to the OSCE, signed by hundreds of citizens, demanding that the organization stop financing the RA Police. And what have we received? Nothing. Moreover, the number of law enforcement agencies being funded by various organizations, particularly the OSCE, has only grown,” Grigoryan said. <\/span>\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAround 100 protesters gathered near the presidential residence in a protest action condemning the violence used by police officers against the parents of soldiers who died in the Armenian army in non-combat conditions. The demonstrators held signs reading “Every soldier is my son”, “We demand a just investigation into the murders”, “Soldiers should be protected”, “The Army is a meat grinder.” \n<\/p>\n

\n\tThe participants urged the Special Investigation Service of Armenia to institute legal proceedings against the police officers who used force<\/span><\/a>, and called on the RA Police to issue a public apology to the victims<\/span><\/a>. \n<\/p>\n

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