Several residents of Goris are demanding the release of re-elected mayor Arush Arushanyan. They spent the whole day in front of the general jurisdiction court of Syunik Province in Goris where the hearing over the case of Arushanyan was being held, after which the court ruled to grant the motion of the court and transfer to the state budget the AMD 2,000,000 that Arushanyan had paid for his pre-trial measure.

“It is the love for Arush Arushanyan that has brought people here. The court’s verdict is unfair since 6,400 voters voted for Arushanyan to be the mayor of Goris. Even the bad weather didn’t stop us from speaking out about our just demand. There are sham cases launched against our mayor. We don’t want to pose threats to the authorities. We want to protest. We can wait for one day or two days, but if the issue remains unsolved, we will stand up for our votes. We want to see the court render a fair decision to release our newly elected mayor. If it doesn’t, the people will come together the day after tomorrow and start leading the struggle for his release.  Arushanyan needs to be released as soon as possible. If he is not released, we will shut down roads and will close all roads entering and exiting from Goris starting from Monday,” the residents stated.