PROTEST ACTION TO BE HELD IN AKHALTSKHA
Support A1+!On Thursday, a cross-stone memorial to the 1915 Armenian Genocide victims in Akhaltskha was removed from the place by the local police.
The opening ceremony of the memorial was scheduled for April 24, the day when Armenians worldwide commemorate those killed in the genocide.
As A-Info news agency reports, before removing the stone the police arrested Ludvig Petrosyan, the head of the memorial erection committee, and released after holding him in custody for four hours.
Petrosyan says the police have taken such a step following the instruction instructions of Georgian President Representative in Javakhetian province Nicoloz Nicolozashvili, who said the monument erection hadn’t been authorized.
However, Ludvig Pertrosyan says Akhaltskha municipality has given due permission.
The police move sparked protest from the town residents. They intend to stage a protest action on Friday.
