Pilots and technical engineers of 'Armenian Airlines' got disabled as a result of their professional activities are holding a protest in front of the residency of the President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, Armenianreport reported.
The protestors are demanding the payment of the reparations of health damages induced in the course of their professional activity, which has not been paid since September 2006 when 'Armenian Airlines' started bankruptcy proceedings.
"The airline ceased paying the reparations due to its incapacity after the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan by the decision of the government and without a prior auction declared 'Armenian Airlines' bankrupt on March 27, 2003, and sold its property, selling the remaining part to Michael Baghdasarov for a ridiculous amount of 5 millions of dollars," the disabled pilots noted.
They noted that, under the Constitution, the government takes the responsibility for these payments after the company is declared incapable, but after the constitutional reforms, this item was withdrawn from the basic law, and the pilots are demanding to return it back to the Constitution.
"We are told that our state is not able right now to pay the compensation due to the difficult economic situation. But Kocharyan, who liquidated the airline with his own hands has enough money, so let him pay for his actions," the disabled aviation workers summarized.