Yerevan citizens are owners of Yerevan - statement of activists initiating demolition of buildings at Mashtots Park.

Statement of the group initiating demolition of buildings at Mashtots Park:

"The statement of the RA Police on the demolition scheduled at Mashtots Park on March 31 at 13:00 shows that the police intend to continue protecting the buildings that were arbitrarily built with serious violations of conditions in the area that is considered the property of Yerevan. We assume that the RA Police is aware of its responsibility for protecting the illegal property and all the consequences.

We remind that Yerevan is a community with a population. The residents of the community can directly implement local self-government within the limits of the administrative territory of Yerevan. The structure arbitrarily located in the land that is considered the community's property is recognized as the property of the state or the community, regardless of who built it. The owners of the land have the right to destroy any structure that was arbitrarily built in that area.

We continue to believe that the right of the members of society fighting against illegal actions at Mashtots Park to be heard remains violated. We are certain that there is still a need of actions to protect the community's property.

We also hope that the RA Police presents more substantiated arguments on March 31, except for the possible use of force to suspend actions aimed at defending civil rights."