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The Members of the Public Council support the fighters against the rise in electricity price. On 25 June the meeting of the Public Council was held, where the members of the Public Council said that the increase in the electricity price is not grounded, while public protest demonstrations are justified and predictable, and the authorities shall take proper measures to meet the just demands of the citizens and to prevent more serious developments.
The Public Council disseminated a statement, which says, “The rise in the electricity price by about 20% last week has caused a just protest demonstration taking into consideration that such a decision was made as a result of the abuses and ineffective operation of the system.”
The Public Council is condemning the attempts of the foreign mass media to present the events under other light, to politicize them and to make improper sensations.
The Public Council is also condemning the inadequate actions taken by the police while dispersing the peaceful demonstration in the early morning of 23 June, where not only citizens, but also journalists performing their professional activities suffered.
The Public Council is calling for the Public Service Regulatory Committee to suspend its decision on increasing the electricity price and the authorities to establish a committee, which will include the representatives of both government and public sector to study field-related problems comprehensively and its development prospective.
Highly appreciating the civil movement formed against the increase in the electricity price the Public Council reapproves its willingness to support all pubic movements aimed at the development of the civil society in Armenia.
June 26, 2015 at 16:26