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'WE'RE CONDEMNED TO STARVATION' SAY YEREVAN FLOWER VENDORS
epress.am
06.14.2011 16:47
The appeal submitted to police by Narine Vardanyan and Heghine
Poghosyan, two flower vendors on Yerevan's Abovyan street, has not
been processed yet.
Recall, on May 31, deputy head of the Yerevan City Hall Trade and
Services Department Arman Yedoyan told the street vendors that in
order to continue selling flowers in the area, they had to have the
necessary tables in place, for which they had to put down a deposit
of $1,000 USD each.
Apparently, the two indignant flower vendors then discussed this
issue that evening, expressing their discontent with the authorities'
decision. This discussion then apparently reached Yedoyan, who two
days later approached the vendors and, according to Vardanyan and
Poghosyan, cursed at them and ordered them to gather their things
and leave the area.
Speaking to Epress.am, Heghine Poghosyan said that after submitting
their complaint to the police, investigator Hayk Aramyan didn't call
her in for questioning and only called in Narine Vardanyan. Further,
Poghosyan said that the investigator didn't process the application
of her 21-year-old daughter Ani Avetisyan, who Yedoyan also insulted
that day.
At this point, the vendors say they don't know whether a criminal
case has been launched against Yedoyan or not.
"In our complaint against Yedoyan, we're also demanding financial
compensation, since they made a decision in one day, prohibiting
us from selling our flower and as a result, we have incurred great
losses - the flowers have perished," said Poghosyan.
Vardanyan informed Epress.am that a little further away from their
spot on the sidewalk, a woman by the name of Sudarik very plainly
sells produce. Note street trade (other than selling ice cream, soft
drinks and flowers) was banned by Yerevan City Hall and enforced
early this year.
"Through an internal procedure, city hall has permitted her to sell
produce there, but they don't allow us to sell flowers. Furthermore,
that woman wants to provoke us to [take] extreme action. She says,
'Let's go, bash their heads in' and so on. But we know from whom that
[order] is sent and for what, and we stay as far as possible away
from that woman. Since Jun. 3 have been deprived of the opportunity
to sell flowers and we're condemned to starvation," said Vardanyan.
They will most likely appeal to the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
with an open letter, she added.
epress.am
06.14.2011 16:47
The appeal submitted to police by Narine Vardanyan and Heghine
Poghosyan, two flower vendors on Yerevan's Abovyan street, has not
been processed yet.
Recall, on May 31, deputy head of the Yerevan City Hall Trade and
Services Department Arman Yedoyan told the street vendors that in
order to continue selling flowers in the area, they had to have the
necessary tables in place, for which they had to put down a deposit
of $1,000 USD each.
Apparently, the two indignant flower vendors then discussed this
issue that evening, expressing their discontent with the authorities'
decision. This discussion then apparently reached Yedoyan, who two
days later approached the vendors and, according to Vardanyan and
Poghosyan, cursed at them and ordered them to gather their things
and leave the area.
Speaking to Epress.am, Heghine Poghosyan said that after submitting
their complaint to the police, investigator Hayk Aramyan didn't call
her in for questioning and only called in Narine Vardanyan. Further,
Poghosyan said that the investigator didn't process the application
of her 21-year-old daughter Ani Avetisyan, who Yedoyan also insulted
that day.
At this point, the vendors say they don't know whether a criminal
case has been launched against Yedoyan or not.
"In our complaint against Yedoyan, we're also demanding financial
compensation, since they made a decision in one day, prohibiting
us from selling our flower and as a result, we have incurred great
losses - the flowers have perished," said Poghosyan.
Vardanyan informed Epress.am that a little further away from their
spot on the sidewalk, a woman by the name of Sudarik very plainly
sells produce. Note street trade (other than selling ice cream, soft
drinks and flowers) was banned by Yerevan City Hall and enforced
early this year.
"Through an internal procedure, city hall has permitted her to sell
produce there, but they don't allow us to sell flowers. Furthermore,
that woman wants to provoke us to [take] extreme action. She says,
'Let's go, bash their heads in' and so on. But we know from whom that
[order] is sent and for what, and we stay as far as possible away
from that woman. Since Jun. 3 have been deprived of the opportunity
to sell flowers and we're condemned to starvation," said Vardanyan.
They will most likely appeal to the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan
with an open letter, she added.