YEREVAN, OCTOBER 13, NOYAN TAPAN. The rally that ARF plans to hold in Charles Aznavour Square on October 16 will take place, irrespective of Yerevan Municipality's decision, representative of the ARF Armenia Supreme Body Armen Rustamian said. The Yerevan Municipality on October 12 did not give its permission for the ARF's rally, explaining that another mass public event is scheduled to take place on the day and in the place indicated in the notification that ARF submitted to the municipality. According to A. Rustamian who on October 9 officially notified the municipality of the rally, the decision of Yerevan municipality is "of a stereotyped nature and is imperfect as well". He said the decision was taken in violation of the RA Law on Conducting Meetings, Assemblies, Rallies and Demonstrations because in case of refusal, the municipality was to propose an alternative, which it did not do.

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