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MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION OF ARMENIA CONTINUES TO CONSIDER INEFFECTIVE DECISION OF "ARMENTEL" COMPANY ON INTRODUCTION OF PER-MINUTE FEE FOR INTRACITY TELEPHONE TALKS

SEPTEMBER 28. The decision of the "ArmenTel" company to introduce per-minute fee for intracity telephone talks in Armenia's territory since Sept 1 is not valid, the minister of Transport and Communication of Armenia Andranik Manukyan today stated in the interview to Public TV of Armenia. He again reminded about his decision from Aug 31, 2001, which prohibits the "ArmenTel" company to introduce the per-minute fee in the territory of the country. "It's a final decision and does not belong to change", the minister stated. According to him, in the event of Armenia's citizens receive accounts for telephone talks, and if then the "ArmenTel" company tries to turn off their telephones that the government of the country will find respective levers, for not to admit it. Laws are acting in the country, before which all are equal, including the "ArmenTel" as well, Andranik Manukyan stated.

ARMENIAN DIRECTOR SERGEY PARAJANOV'S SON SUREN SERVES TERM IN SAME PRISON WHERE HIS FATHER DID

SEPTEMBER 28. The Armenian famous Director Sergey Parajanov's son Suren still remains in the custody. By the irony of fate, Parajanov-son serves a term in the Lukianovsk Tsitadeli in Kiev, in the same prison where his famous father was held in the custody, Parajanov's widow Svetlana Sherbatiuk told ARMINFO correspondent. Suren Parajanov was charged with drag sale. His mother considers the accusation baseless. Svetlana Sherbatiuk said that Parajanov-son did not considered himself guilty either. In the one of his letters sent from the prison the great director told his son about the architecture of the Lukianovsk Tsitadeli. Parajanov wanted his son to see the building on the inside, and his will came true in such a sad way. "Suren repeating his father in a quite surprising way. He, like his father, takes care of his comrades in the prison, demanding from me and our relatives to render assistant to them," the widow said. 1">

BOOK DEDICATED TO STRUGGLE AGAINST CORRUPTION PUBLISHED IN ARMENIA

SEPTEMBER 28. A presentation of a book "Corruption: reasons and consequences" of the author Stepan Tsakhikyan, the President of the Public Committee for corruption prevention was held today. The publication of the book was contributed by the OSCE Armenian representation and the British Embassy in Armenia. The author said that the book includes both the studying of reasons and consequences of corruption in Armenia and testing of methods for the struggle against it. The bill on corruption prevention was published in the book as well. The above bill has already been submitted to the Armenian parliament's consideration and aroused heated parliamentary debates. Head of the OSCE Yerevan Office, Ambassador Roy Reeve said at the presentation that the book is a great contribution to struggle against corruption in Armenia. "I hope that the book will bring the question of struggle against corruption to the level of public discussions," the diplomat stated.

STATE ARCHIVE PREVENTS RESTORATION OF PARAJANOV'S FILM "SAYAT-NOVA"

SEPTEMBER 28. The Armenian State Archive of video-, photo- and audio-documents prevents the restoration of Sergey Parajanov's film "Sayat-Nova" known as "The pome-granate's color." The director Levon Gevorgyan told journalists at the Parajanov's Museum-House in Yerevan. He said that a project of "Sayat-Nova"'s restoration was elaborated, in accordance with Parajanov's scenario. The implementation of the project requires materials which were not included in the film. The materials are kept in the State Archive, the deputy director of which Garegin Zakoyan refused to give the negatives of episodes cut by censors before. Gevorgyan said that the State Archive director explains his position by the fact that being a cinematologist, he cannot allow "self-willed" improvisations on the theme of Maestro's films. According to Gevorgyan, this year the demonstration of Parajanov's films at the Venice Cinematology Festival broke because of the State Archive. To recap, "Sayat-Nova" film shoot in 70s was severely criticized by the Soviet officials. "Many people say that "The pome-granate's color" was quite unclear. And it is fairly, that is why the film was so shred that the topic was broken," Levon Gevorgyan said. As a result of censors' work, the film was renamed to "The pome-granate's color" and became a 2-hour-long one in stead of the previous 4 hours. Moreover, spectators did not see many religious and erotic scenes. "Parajanov's film is property of humanity, and we ought to save it. Making prevention in this case is not good," the director said.

FORMER CONVICTS SPEAK ABOUT LEGAL CHAOS IN ARMENIA

SEPTEMBER 28. A roundtable the "Justice and we: in convicts' speech," organized by the "Tanik" (Roof) newly established public organization, which includes former convicts and a number of the country-known lawyers and journalists. The organization was chaired by the former minister of education and science of Armenia, the former prisoner condemned a political prisoner by the International Helsinki Federation Ashot Bleyan. The roundtable participants spoke about numerous tortures and other rights violations by the Armenian law-enforcement bodies. They came out with the same opinion that there is a legal chaos and the atmosphere of illegality in Armenia. They pointed out that even the prisoners' families suffer from the activities of the law-enforcement bodies, the prosecutions continuing even after discharge. The attendants are of the opinion that an ordinary citizen is not protected in his own country. In his turn, Ashot Bleyan emphasized the necessariness for concrete steps aimed at helping and contributing to every person faced illegality created by judges, procurators and servicemen of the Interior Affairs.