Protest action in front of presidential residence
Family members of the "Yak-40" plane crew, who died in a 2001 air accident over northern Iran, today staged a protest action in front of the Presidential Residence with posters: "We demand that you meet the relatives of the perished YAK crew," "Relatives demand the compensation foreseen by law."
The protesters demanded from Mr. Sargsyan the financial compensation that they had been receiving and which was stopped in 2007. The money was to be compensated by Armenian Airlines Company which was announced bankrupt in 2004. The company was bound to pay the salaries of the dead pilots to their families for ten years but it failed to meet its obligations.
Before taking their protest to the Presidential Residence, the relatives had been gathering in front of the government building.
The protesters will continue to gather before the residence every day at 11 a.m.
