Hrazdan Mall Vendors Protest; `We want our merchandise, we want to work’
Narek Aleksanyan
14:14, June 7, 2013
Irate vendors from the Hrazdan mall gathered today outside the
Government Building in Yerevan to protest the fact that they have been
forced to move from their former place of business and are banned from
setting up shop elsewhere.
The vendors handed a letter, addressed to RA Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan, to the reception desk of the Government Building spelling
out their grievances and the fact that 104 businesses have been
evicted from their stalls surrounding the Hrazdan Stadium due to a
urban construction project planned for the area.
In their letter, the vendors claim to have approached the owner of a
nearby market now in bankruptcy proceedings and that they reached an
agreement with the owner for them to relocate to his space.
They also say that on June 1, employees from the Stare revenue
Committee visited the Hrazdan Mall and put locks on their stalls,
arguing that the merchandise would have to be examined for tax
purposes.
The vendors are calling on PM Sargsyan to quickly resolve the issue
and thus allow them to continue working.
Top Photo: Alexander Ghazaryan, head of the Government’s Public
Reception and Request Division, accepts letter from protesting
vendors.
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From: Baghdasarian