Persons Criminally Assisting the Armed Group have been Apprehended : NSS

The National Security Service has apprehended persons criminally assisting the gunmen who have taken control of the Police precinct in Yerevan. “In particular it was revealed that M.M – who is currently under arrest – has been in contact with gunmen Armen Lambaryan and Martin Hakobyan, and has planned to induce the rally participants by violence against on-duty police officers on July 24 in Khorenatsi Street to break through the barricades and join the gunmen and get armed.

Moreover, he has calculated that multiple civilian casualties could have happened and must have happened during the process. Taking into consideration the abovementioned, the NSS once again urges citizens not to comply to provocations of individuals for the criminal goals of others, not to obstruct law enforcement agencies from their duties and not to endangered their own lives and safety. We remind and warn that any unauthorized attempt to enter the blocked area will be prevented by all lawful means”, the NSS statement reads.