Red Berets provoked peaceful protesters, claims opposition MP

ARMINFO
Armenia – May 5 2022
Marianna Mkrtchyan

ArmInfo.Police are trying to unblock the roadway in Yerevan's Khanjyan street. Hundreds SWAT police are using force to detain the protesters.

"The Red Berets must be waiting for incentive payment and provoked  peaceful protesters. And the most awful thing is that the first to be  detained was retired police colonel Sayat Shirinyan, who was only  taking part in a peaceful march," the opposition MP Gegham Manukyan  told reporters.  

As regards the "secret" Armenia's Premier Nikol Pashinyan mentioned  in Parliament, Mr Manukyan said:  "Another manipulation! We came to  Parliament to state our demands and leave. A liar is impossible to  talk to. We witnessed that person telling us one thing behind closed  doors and saying entirely different things in public. He is a  habitual liar," Manukyan said. 

Activists of the Resistance Movement have blocked roadways in  different parts of Yerevan since early morning. They are clashing  with law-enforcers, who are trying to unblock the roadways.

The protesters are chanting "Struggle!", "Armenia without Turks!",  "Armenian without Nikol!", "We are masters of our country!". 

Numerous policemen are on duty in the streets. Traffic police are  searching trucks in Yerevan streets, inquiring about the reason for  their going downtown.