“Khachatryan should be banned from entering Yerevan”
Chairman of the Union of Political Scientists of Armenia Hmayak Hovhannisyan says Governor of Syunik marz (province) wants to take away the premises belonging to the Union.
By a March 1 decision of the Armenian government, the area was given to Czech-based businessman Benik Julhakyan.
"This man is backed by Syunik Governor Surik Khachatryan," announced Mr Hovhannisyan.
The Chairman of the Union of Political Scientists says he has been offered to sell the premises. Artashes Geghamyan's National Unity, which is located in the same building, has agreed to clinch a deal with Khachatryan. The same fate is waiting to the other four offices.
"He (Surik Khachatryan) threatens to block the entrance and grasp everything. Khachatryan should be banned from entering Yerevan," says Hmayak Hovhannisyan, who is running in the May 6 parliamentary elections on the party list of the Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK).
"Who allowed the premier [Tigran Sargsyan] to disfigure our capital and give Surik Khachatryan a building in the centre of Yerevan?" he said.
After the scandal with [businesswoman] Silva Hambardzumyan, Khachatryan was to appear behind bars," Mr Hovhannisyan concluded.
While Hmayak Hovhannisyan was pouring accusations against Suren Khachatryan, Mesrop Khachatryan, Director of Hayhydronaghagic (ArmHydroProject ) CJSC, said the Syunik governor had not shown interest in the building though in 2011 the institute carried out a few project to Khachatryan's order.
Silva Hambardzumyan became well-known in different circles after last year's incident with Surik Khachatryan during which the Syumik governor reportedly assaulted and punched the woman in the Armenia Marriott Hotel. It came after the businesswoman accused the governor of misappropriating mining equipment worth more than 100 million drams from her gold mine.
