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  • Georgian Ombudsman Conducted A Press Conference Regarding Tsalka Eve

    GEORGIAN OMBUDSMAN CONDUCTED A PRESS-CONFERENCE REGARDING TSALKA EVENTS

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    12:12 pm 13 March, 2006

    On the 11th of March a press conference was conducted in public
    defender's office regarding the incident that took place on the 9th of
    March as a result of which Mr. Gevorg Gevorgyan was killed and other
    ethnic Armenian citizens of Georgia were injured to various degrees.

    According to official data, five suspects were detained by the Police
    of Georgia and other suspects are searched for.

    The incident provoked a mass protest of ethnic Armenian residents
    of Javakhk region, which later grew into violence. The demonstration
    was dismissed by special security service of the Ministry of Internal
    Affairs of Georgia based in other regions of Georgia.

    The next day after the collision a group of representatives of the
    Public Defender of Georgia arrived in Tsalka.

    After having preliminarily studied the case the Ombudsman of Georgia
    Mr. Sozar Subari stated that the conflict happened based on 'common'
    grounds. Public defender called to let government officials finish
    the investigation of Tsalka events without any pressure or hindrance.

    Mr. Karen Elchyan, President of the Armenian Centre of Cooperation of
    Georgia, has also come out with a statement. He expressed condolences
    to the family of the murder victim and presented the official position
    of his organization. He stated that there are two different versions
    of the motivation of the crime, and one of the versions, namely the
    ethnic hatred motivation, is held by the victims of the crime.

    Responding to a journalist's question regarding Javakhk Armenians'
    requests of autonomy for Javakhk he noted that such requests are
    entirely lawful and are based on the principles of federalism and
    territorial integrity of state. Residents of the region, he stated,
    are convinced that granting Javakhk autonomy would contribute to
    fulfillment of their obligations and rights as of citizens of Georgia.

    The Armenian Apostolic Church Diocese of Georgia has also commented
    on the events in Tsalka. The Assistant to the Head of the Diocese of
    Armenian Apostolic Church, Mr. Levon Isakhanyan supported the position
    of Mr. Karen Elchyan regarding the existence of two versions of
    motivation of the crime. He added that such crimes are consequence of
    anti-Armenian hysteria, launched by the means of Georgian mass-media.

    On behalf of the Diocese, he called for the appropriate government
    bodies to pay sufficient attention to the problems of the Armenian
    Apostolic Church Diocese of Georgia, interethnic relations and
    defending rights of the ethnic minorities residing in Georgia.
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