"They don't have the right to call our sons traitors." Relatives of prisoners of war also blocked roads in Gyumri
The relatives of the captured servicemen of Shirak marz also carried out protest actions, blocking streets in Gyumri.
The brother of hostage Haykaz Hovhannisyan, Arkady Hovhannisyan, stated in a conversation with Tert.am that they were upset and discouraged by the statements of the Speaker of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan regarding the prisoners.
"No one has the right to accuse our boys of treason, we demand their return and investigation. How can one make statements that the prisoners do not exist for them, do not exist? The state is obliged to bring the boys back," he said.
According to Arkady Hovhannisyan, only the police tried to negotiate with them, they tried to contact the governor Nazeli Baghdasaryan, but they failed.
Arkady Hovhannisyan said that he is conveying the words of all his relatives: they will not be silent, they will fight until their sons are returned.
Let's remind that the relatives of prisoners and missing people held a protest in front of the Government building this evening, demanding that the Speaker of the National Assembly, Alen Simonyan, come and meet with them. Later, they blocked several streets leading to Republic Square for several hours.
07.12.2021
