Demonstrators and Reporters have Undergone Violence in Sari Tagh District, Dozens Received Injuries

People are being detained from Sari Tagh district. As “Azatutyun” Radio reporter Hovhannes Movsisyan reports the “red berets” forcedly detain people from the street. The reporter informs that the policemen in civilian clothes attacked on the demonstrators, hit them on hands and heads. The reporter of “Azatutyun” Radio informs, that he was also attacked on hands and head. He informs that violence has been used towards other reporters as well. According to the latter their equipment was partially damaged. According to the reporter lots of ambulance cars are leaving Sari Tagh.

Hrayr Tamrazyan, director of “Azatutyun” Radio, made a post on his Facebook page, that reporters Karlen Aslanyan and Hovhannes Movsisyan had reporter’s badges and reporting gadgets. Both of them have undergone violence, hit with batons by the policemen in civilian clothes. They said to Hovhannes: “Are you filming?” ”They approached and started to hit, smashed the gadgets. It’s awful.” As Hovhannes and Karlen inform the policemen tore the reporter’s badges. The demonstrators have been beaten as well.