Protesters demand persecution for ex-MP Hayrapetyan over doctor’s death
July 4, 2012 – 15:01 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net – On Wednesday, July 4 protesters gathered at
Armenia’s parliament building to rally over the death of a doctor
beaten by ex-MP Ruben Hayrapetyan’s bodyguard.
The demonstrators, carrying `No to Impunity,’ `Parliament Mustn’t Rest
When We’re Getting Killed’ signs, demanded for Hayrapetyan to renounce
Football Federation of Armenia president’s post in addition to deputy
mandate he gave up.
Those gathered urged for Hayrapetyan’s persecution, maintaining that
stripping of a deputy mandate alone won’t solve the problem. Rally
participants further demanded the case to be transferred to special
investigative service to secure unbiased probe.
As Armenian National Congress (ANC) opposition bloc representatives,
Ruben Zurabyan and Aram Manukyan noted during the rally, Prosperous
Party of Armenia, ANC, Heritage and ARF Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary
groups initiated a special hearing involving law enforcement
officials.
`Hayrapetryan’s giving up his deputy mandate is a result of your
struggle,’ Zurabyan told rally participants. `We can’t stop until we
achieve a just punishment for those guilty, including Hayrapetyan.’
On July 3, FFA president, MP Ruben Hayrapetyan gave up his deputy
mandate. The step followed the tragic incident at Hayrapetyan-owned
Harsnakar restaurant, where his bodyguards beat 3 military doctors,
with one of them having died while in coma.
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