ACTIVISTS NOT IMPRESSED: PRESIDENT SARGSYAN NEVER MENTIONED “RIGHTS OF CITIZENS” IN MASHTOTS PARK DECISION
Hetq.am
23:56, May 1, 2012
A number of civic groups active in the fight to have the recently
constructed kiosks in Mashtots Park dismantled have criticized the
recent intervention of President Sargsyan and his directive to Yerevan
Mayor Taron Margaryan to do just that.
The groups argue that the kiosks are illegal and should be dismantled
according to the applicable laws on the books and not by presidential
“fiat”.
They say that this is the purview of the Yerevan Municipality and
Mayor Margaryan and that they must listen to public opinion rather
than the aesthetic whims of the president in the matter.
The groups have also taken the president to task for praising the
actions of the police in the Mashtots Park standoff between activists
and the municipality.
The activists say that the cops should be evaluated based on how they
protect the RA Constitution, the defense of public property and the
defense of human rights.
Probably the biggest grip the activists have with the president is
that he did not once mention the need to defend the rights of citizens
when he directed the mayor to dismantle the kiosks.
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