Category: 2021

YEREVAN. – During Tuesday’s protest rally near the third building of the government of Armenia—and demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, 57 citizens were apprehended as of 1pm, and under Article 182 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. This was reported to Armenian News-NEWS.am by the Police information department.

The aforesaid article stipulates the failure to comply with the lawful requirements of  police officers or servicemen of the police troops while carrying out their duties of maintaining public order, ensuring public safety, or guarding facilities.

As reported earlier, a large number of police forces have been concentrated in front of the government buildings since Tuesday morning, as the opposition had announced Monday that they would hold a protest outside the third building of the government because PM Nikol Pashinyan was to come to that building.

The opposition .

According to party member Ani Samsonyan, “this decision was made taking into account the internal political tensions.”

Nearly 57 citizens have been apprehended forcibly during the action of disobedience in Yerevan.

The opposition has warned Armenian police leadership of consequences for following PM Nikol Pashinyan’s orders.

Police representatives will bear full responsibility for fulfilling the orders of this ‘madman’,  the coordinator of the Homeland Salvation Movement, a member of the ARF-D Supreme Body Ishkhan Saghatelyan said this in front of the police building. 

He also demanded that the police chief come down and explain to everyone present the reason for all those illegal actions that had previously been carried out by the police officers near the 3rd building of the government building.

Armenian police have been forcibly apprehending citizens during Tuesday’s protests in Yerevan.

A large number of police forces have been concentrated in front of the government buildings since Tuesday morning, as the opposition had announced that they would hold a protest outside the third building of the government because PM Nikol Pashinyan was to visit the building where several ministries are located.

Once Pashinyan approached and left the building, the protestors were addressing him and chanting, “traitor, land-giver.”

While PM was in the building, police have forcibly apprehended 57 citizens standing there doing no provocations, including political leaders.

As the police have been using force, opposition representatives Razmik Arabyan got a broken leg and Ishkhan Saghatelyan had blood on his face.

Until the PM came out, there were very few people standing there, but they kept shouting that Nikol is a ‘traitor’. Meanwhile, snipers have been spotted on the rooftop of a building of the government of Armenia.

There are no unsolvable issues in Armenia’s Syunik province, Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan told 1in.am.

“This does not mean that there are no problems. But I think that there are certain guarantees for the security of Syunik province. It is clear that the atmosphere has changed, in connection with which there are certain tensions. But I am sure that over time they will weaken. Moreover, we are planning to implement large-scale socio-economic programs in Syunik. And in general, our goal is to form the most favorable atmosphere around Armenia and Artsakh,” he said.

“As for the opening of communications, I think that a constructive and mutually beneficial solution to this issue is one of the factors that can lead our region to a long and stable peace, and, in addition, to certain economic benefits, change the economic potential of our region and Armenia. This does not mean that there are no calls. But this is a matter of strategic choice. Communications are vessels that connect us with the region and the region with us. We must form this agenda, understand what threats and challenges may arise from these atmospheric changes, and develop methods to manage them.”

When asked which regional countries are interested in opening communications, Pashinyan said: “All without exception. Russia, Georgia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Armenia. It’s another matter that everyone’s interest has both commonalities and differences.”