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A CITIZEN SUED THE CATHOLICOS

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The claim of 51-year-old Armen Melcoom will be discussed at the First Instance Court of Malatia-Sebastia Communities tomorrow. He appealed to the Court to reinstate his violated rights, as he said “for a plate of soup”.

Armen Melcoom is disabled. He has been feeding at the cafeteria, supported by the Saint Echmiadzin Cathedral and Armenian General Benevolent Union for 5 years, where the defined norms are not followed – qualified delicious food, respectable treatment etc.

“They gave bones instead of meat and little bread. I complained and they replied rudely that they would deprive me of it”, said Armen Melcoom to “A1+”. He also says that the heads of the cafeteria do not like ordinary people like him. After a similar quarrel on 23 August, Armen Melcoom was forbidden to dine at the cafeteria, motivating that he showed unrespectable treatment toward the Cathedral. He was even beaten during the quarrel and he had to appeal to the Court and the head of the cafeteria was dismissed from his post.

“Now the new head does the same things and only I dare to oppose him. The food is brought from Echmiadzin but is very poor. Where is the money the Benevolent Union allocates? Why the policemen of Malatia-Sebastia communities dine at the cafeteria?”, wondered the citizen annoyed. He considers that the Cathedral is aware of it but does not take measures, thus defending the trespassers.

“Is the Cathedral engaged in money laundering?”, asks Armen Melcoom . The mentioned cafeteria has been functioning since 2000 and is in Malatia-Sebastia community. 200 unprovided families feed at the cafeteria. Armen Melcoom has appealed to the Court to make the head of the humanitarian cafeteria Vilen Karapatyan account for his misdeeds, but the latter refuses to account. The Cathedral promised to be present at the Court trial.

“A1+” turned to the information department of the Cathedral to hear their version on the case. Head of the Information Department Ter Vahram clergyman Melikyan said that he was unable to give any information in this regard but promised to comment on it after certain agreements.