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"Javakhk” Compatriotic Benevolent Public Organziation has disseminated an announcement concerning the incident in Akhaltsikhe, city in Georgia.

“Following the traditional torchlight procession on April 23, the youth of Tzkhaltpila, Abatkhev and  Tzinouban Armenian villages of Akhaltsike headed for a local Armenian sanctuary to light fire and thereby honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide.

Reaching the sanctuary, they met a group of Georgians from Vale town, who were having a party and were drunk.

Not understanding what the Armenian youth wanted, those people began fighting with them, but understood each other soon. Despite this, at midnight the police visited the houses of various Armenian young men and took them to the police station. Besides, they beat and humiliated the Armenians, even saying offensive words regarding the Armenian Genocide. The Javakhk Armenians are strongly concerned about the incident.

We find unacceptable such a conduct against the local Armenians by the representatives of a friendly country’s authorities. We hope that those guilty of the incident will be punished by the fullest extent of the law, this soothing this nasty incident.”

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