Lragir.am
On December 14, Ecolur reported that Rafik Atayan, Head of Kajaran village of Syunik Marz, was taken to the Police and kept there till the evening.
Today, Rafik Atayan said that he was not taken to the police, but to the Marzpetaran. “I was called to the Marzpetaran and the authorities pressured me trying to make me sign the agreement. They said the agreement must be signed. But I did not sign anything, and I would never sign it. I handed in my resignation and today, I’m going to resign from the Republican Party”, said Atayan.
He did not give names, only said that “authorities” repressed him.
Rafik Atayan once again reiterated he is not going to quit fighting for Kajaran. “As a villager, I have my opinion, and I am a defender of my village, our cemeteries, my homeland like the others. I am ready to fight till the last drop of my blood”, said the Kajaran village Head to hra.am.
Recall, Kajaran villagers started fighting against the decision of the government of Armenia recognizing 181.7 hectares of land of agricultural significance in Syunik Marz, including Kajaran village, as supreme public interest.
December 15, 2011 at 16:27