Armenian activists march in support of detained protesters

Armenian activists march in support of detained protesters

15:12 – 09.11.13

A crowd led by the civic activist Arthur Sakunts organized on Saturday
a march in central Yerevan to urge for the release of Shant
Harutyunyan , the leader of the Tseghakron (Race religion) party, and
several other supporters detained earlier this week in the wake of an
anti-government rally.

As they started the protest, a policeman accompanying the crowd seized
a poster featuring President Serzh Sargsyan, Chief of Armenian Police
Vladimir Gasparyan and the businessman-MP Samvel Alexanyan (Republican
Party) from a young man, angered by an abusive remark below the
portraits.

Their move met the activists’ spontaneous outcry, driving policemen to
a stricter action against the young protester. But Sakunts, the
chairman of the Helsinki Assembly’s Vanadzor Office, prevented their
attempts of taking the activist to a police station.

The participants of the Saturday march claim the police used violence
against the crowd at the November 5 rally. Most believe that they had
sent provokers to the protest site to disrupt the peaceful rally.

Armenian News – Tert.am

From: Baghdasarian