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    VILLAGERS MARCH ON ETCHMIADZIN IN UTILITY BILL PROTEST
    Grisha Balasanyan

    hetq
    14:31, April 21, 2011

    Around 100 residents of the Gai village in Armavir are protesting
    their alleged electricity bills by marching to the square in
    Etchmiadzin. They say they have paid their bills on time and show
    the receipts as proof.

    kilometers in the past 40 minutes. The irate Gai residents say that
    the utility, Armenia's Electrical Network, is claiming that they must
    pay bills dating to 2002. The total bill is said to amount to some
    40 million AMD.

    As we go to press, the residents have walked about 10

    The Network's Mousa Ler Branch Manager joined up with the marchers
    on the road and urged them not to advance towards Etchmiadzin. He
    said the problem would be resolved.

    Unmoved by the utility representative's explanations, the Gai villagers
    continued down the road. The local utility manager left the scene.

    An incident was reported earlier when police tried to prevent the
    villagers from marching towards Etchmiadzin. Cops were reported to
    have attempted to shove several on the villagers into police cars in
    a show of force. Other villagers prevented the police from doing so.

    The villagers then called Heritage Party MP Anahit Bashkhyan by
    telephone.

    When the MP and this reporter made it to Gai, the police left.




    From: A. Papazian
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