26 out of 165 citizens detained yesterday from Khorenatsi street and Sari Tagh district have been arrested. The Public Relations and Press Service of the Police told 168.am, stating that others have been released. As a result of yesterday’s clashes between the citizens and the Police numerous people suffered injuries, many have been transported to hospitals of the capital.
165 people have been detained by Police from Khorenatsi Street and Sari Tagh, the Public Relations and Press Service of the Police told 168.am. No information is yet available on released detainees.
“According to received reports, those were carried out by nonuniformed police officers. The Police must immediately present clarifications regarding violence against reporters, and the possible involvement of non-uniformed police officers in obstructing the reporters’ work.”
Health condition of 2 out of 42 persons is assessed critical in St. Grigor Lusavorich hospital. One of them received injury on the eye, who is currently being operated, the other one has burns. Health condition of 1 out of 12 injured persons moved to Erebuni hospital is critical.
People are being detained from Sari Tagh. 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.
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.
Yenigomshyan has already received a parcel, he is provided with necessary medications and personal hygiene products. In the presence of the Ombudsman’s staff, the head of the detention facility gave personal and judicial documents with Braille system to Yenigomshyan.
“Mother of the twins Naira was a physiotherapist in Babloyan center and helped lots of children. Babloyan promised to pay for the babysitter for six months. At day hours the father and elderly mother-in-law will take care of the children. Only Naira worked from the family.”
Serj Tankian world-famous vocalist of System of a Down, posted an interview of Arsinée Khanjian, Armenian-Canadian actress and producer, which particularly covers recent developments around seized police station.
“It’s difficult to see a connection between that abnormal phenomenon and politics, but it’s also difficult not to connect them with the developments to occur in autumn. On account of the circumstance, that the incumbent authorities face serious issue on gathering votes and winning, It’s not excluded that through such artificial methods an attempt is made to divert people’s attention from unfavorable socio-economic condition in the country, also with the purpose to weaken the wave of people’s discontent coming from it.”
