18 people have been hospitalized in Yerevan’s St. Gregory The Illuminator Medical Center as a result of clashes between police forces and opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan’s crowd in Baghramyan Avenue earlier in the day.
The healthcare ministry of Armenia said 46 citizens, including 6 police officers, sought medical attention in various hospitals across Yerevan as of 16:30. The majority of citizens were discharged after receiving outpatient care.
Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan has left the Nairi Medical Center after being treated for minor injuries. The lawmaker headed to Baghramyan Avenue
The Prosecution of Armenia released a statement saying that criminal cases have been initiated on organizing rallies with violation of rules and public disturbances since April 13 in Yerevan.
Three police officers have been injured in the brief clash with opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan’s crowd in Baghramyan Avenue, Yerevan. The officers have been hospitalized in the Nairi Medical Center.
Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan did not suffer serious injuries and he is in a normal condition, the lawmaker’s wife – Anna Hakobyan – told reporters in Baghramyan Avenue.
Armenia discusses the country’s 2030 development strategy program: it will be approved in coming months, 3rd President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, the ruling Republican Party’s candidate for Prime Minister, said in an interview to the Russian Izvestiya news agency, in response to questions relating to demographic issues.
Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan has been transported to the Nairi Medical Center of Yerevan after suffering minor injuries as result of passing through a barbed wire.
Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan has left the scene in Baghramyan Avenue in a police car.
Yerevan police issued a statement demanding opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan to cease the rally in the city. In case of failure to comply within a reasonable period of time, police said they will disperse the rally with special measures and force.
