▁World ▁Bank ▁Y ere van ▁office ▁head ▁Arist om ene ▁Var oud ak is ▁denied ▁the ▁alleg ations , ▁claim ing ▁that ▁the ▁World ▁Bank ▁dis closed ▁fully ▁all ▁information ▁available ▁on ▁the ▁project ▁to ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁commission ▁and ▁that ▁based ▁on ▁this ▁information ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁evidence ▁of ▁fra ud ▁or ▁mis management ▁in ▁the ▁project . ▁ ▁Il leg it imate ▁use ▁of ▁em inent ▁domain ▁▁ ▁E min ent ▁domain ▁laws ▁have ▁been ▁used ▁to ▁force fully ▁remove ▁residents , ▁business ▁own ers , ▁and ▁land ▁own ers ▁from ▁their ▁property . ▁ ▁The ▁projects ▁that ▁finally ▁are ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁are ▁not ▁of ▁state ▁interest , ▁but ▁rather ▁are ▁priv ately ▁owned ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁authorities ▁who ▁have ▁executed ▁the ▁em inent ▁domain ▁clause . ▁ ▁A ▁prominent ▁example ▁is ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Y ere van ' s ▁central ▁Northern ▁Avenue ▁area . ▁ ▁Another ▁involves ▁an ▁on going ▁project ▁( as ▁of ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁trade ▁center ▁near ▁Y ere van ' s ▁botan ical ▁garden . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁land ▁own ers ▁are ▁non ▁other ▁than ▁Y ere van ' s ▁mayor ▁Y erv and ▁Z akh ary an ▁and ▁Deput y ▁Mayor ▁Kar en ▁Dav ty an , ▁who ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁time ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Development ▁Agency ▁and ▁successfully ▁executed ▁the ▁ev iction ▁of ▁residents ▁on ▁Northern ▁Avenue . ▁ ▁Tra ffic ▁police ▁and ▁ext ort ion ▁▁ ▁Tra ffic ▁police ▁res iding ▁along