YEREVAN, July 13. /ARKA/. Employees of several companies owned by Gagik Tsarukyan, president of Multi Group and leader of the Prosperous Armenia party, held protests on Monday morning demanding the reopening of sealed facilities.
Tsarukyan was arrested on July 7 for two months as part of a criminal case involving large-scale fraud and money laundering.
In particular, protesters at the Multi Stone stone processing plant in Abovyan demanded the immediate reopening of the facility and an end to the forced downtime.
The protesters stated that they intended to go to the building of the Investigative Committee. They also announced their intention to block the Yerevan-Sevan highway if the plant is not reopened.
Employees of the Yerevan brandy-wine-water factory, Multi Grand hotel, Multi Rest House hotel, and earlier, on Saturday, the Multi Wellness sports and health complex, also made similar demands, stating that they were unable to fulfill their duties due to the downtime.
Last week, the operation of the Ararat Cement plant, part of the holding, was suspended for several days. The plant had not been operating since July 6, and on July 10, the Armenian Ministry of Economy reported the resumption of production.
Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that
