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YEREVAN MAYOR LAYING GROUNDS FOR OPPOSITION RALLIES PROHIBITION

Politics

Yerevan’s Mayor Yervand Zakaryan speaking at today’s news conference on expected opposition rallies said the municipality was empowered to authorize or prohibit rally by presidential decree dated from 1997.

Zakaryan was reminded that there is not a word about authorizing in the decree. Coordinating of rallies was mentioned in it.

“What are you basing on denying authorization”, Aykakan Zhamanak newspaper correspondent asked.

Zakaryan answered there is no permission for power seizure in the constitution and that’s why the municipality is cautious about giving permission for rallies.