Aravot.am talked to “Democratic Way” party member Vigen Davtyan, who yesterday was beaten at the Shirak supermarket while distributing flyers about Raffi Hovannisian’s rally. He could hardly speak. “I went and stood next to the people, old people were seated, one of them was playing a backgammon game, they were keeping themselves busy, I thought to go closer and give flyers. A young man approached, it was his precinct, and asked whose these are, I said – Raffi Hovannisian’s, the day after tomorrow is the rally and we are disseminating it. At that moment, the boy said swearwords to the address of Raffi Hovannisian, pulled me from my hand saying get out … from here. At that moment, my flyers fell down, I tried to pick them up, I was trembling, and he took the chance. He took the heart, didn’t know what to do. They were many, I was alone. I wanted to go, I did not intend to fight, then he started hitting me and nobody interfered. He was using swearwords to my address, I answered and there they broke, and started to beat me. They were hitting my chest, head.” Vigen Davtyan is a second category disabled, he has epilepsy, and he fell into a seizure from the head blows. The disease is aggravated. He told us that he has acute pain. “When I was lying on the ground, they kicked my head, my eyes lid is in a bad shape. I’ve been 15 years in the epilepsy treatment. Now, after head blows, the concussions will continue to grow.” Vigen Davtyan told that at first he was beaten by 2 people, and then they grew in number. “I was confounded, could not realize anything.” After beaten up, when the young men have left a short distance, Vigen Davtyan telephoned the police. He had written an explanation and hopes that the police will punish the guilty. Before the police came to the place of the scene, the young men had quickly disappeared.
Hripsime JEBEJYAN
