“MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH”
Support A1+!Today residents of North and Main avenues assembled near the Government. They wanted to know the Prime Minister’s reply to their letter handed a few days earlier.
“When they came to pull down flat 23 on 9 Buzand we asked them to conclude an agreement and to give us a flat in the same area.
Representatives of “Glendel Hills” Company stated that the flats were being pulled down for the “state needs,” said Knarik Arakelian, a resident of apartment 23.
They offered us $220 per a square meter. We invited a broker who said each square meter cost $ 800-900. He refused to advance the issue in court as he was afraid of losing his job. We hired an advocate to further our interests. After getting familiarized with the material the latter advised us to sign a contract as there were some influential people behind the scenes. Knarik Arakelian signed an agreement and got 46 000 AMD compensation. Later on she learnt that some of her neighbours had been promised flats in the area.
“Hovhannissian Rafik, Nelly and Ashot got flats in the same building. I am not surprised at it as Nelly is the architect’s relative. They moved to the building ten years ago while we have lived there all our lives,” she says.
Ani Zarafian, a resident of 4/18 Amirian, got a compensation of 7000 drams.
“My husband is a captain. He got higher military education. He is a champion of civil rights. He was dismissed for his struggle. The Prime Minster has promised to tackle the problem but so far he has done nothing,” Ani Zarafian says.
Today some of the demonstrators were invited to the Government to consider the matter.
