21/02/2014 14:38
Member of Dem.am movement forcibly removed from conference hall
An incident occurred today during the event entitled ‘Third Annual International Pension Conference: Opportunities, Challenges and Prospects’ with the participation of Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan.
A member of ‘I am against’ (Dem.am) civil initiative interrupted the speech of a conference participant, declaring that the public is against the introduction of the compulsory accumulative pension system in Armenia, but the public’s opinion is not taken into account.
A man named Andranik did not allow the activist to finish his speech and forcibly removed him from the hall. Andranik refused to identify himself. He told reporters that such behavior of activists and journalists hinders the activities of the conference.
The movement activists holding flags then entered the conference hall, trying to express their ideas in front of the event participants.