Armenia’s National Security Service has announced that law enforcement has regained control of the Yerevan police patrol building and compound that had been seized two weeks ago by the Sasna Dzrer armed group.
Avetisyan called on the people of Armenia to continue their revolt against a regime he labelled as “bloody and anti-Armenian”, assuring them that final victory was a foregone conclusion.
The civil initiative « Davit Sanasaryan » considers this arrest illegal and strongly demands the immediate release of Mr Sanasaryan.
Spandaryan is the native village of Sedrak Nazaryan, a member of the Sasna Dzrer group, who was wounded and taken to hospital this morning.
A Yerevan court today handed down a three-month pre-trial detention order for Pavel Manukyan, one of the Sasna Dzrer members who seized a police building in Yerevan on July 17 and continue to occupy it.
For the past four days, some 50 residents of Kapan, a town in Armenia’s southern Syunik Province, have gathered to hold a public discussion regarding the continuing stand-off between an armed group and police.
Police press spokesman Ashot Aharonyan, in a Facebook post, says that thus morning around 9, Sedrak Nazaryan, a member of the armed Sasna Dzrer group, was wounded and taken to hospital.
During the past hour, explosions have been heard emanating from the Yerevan police building occupied by the Sasna Dzrer armed group for the past two weeks, this according to a statement released by the Founding Parliament (FP).
The marchers, chanting “Sasna Dzrer” and “Unity”, first wound its way through the street of Yerevan before turning to Baghramyan Avenue where police blocked their way.
The citizens of Armenia have every right to demonstrate in support of their views while police attacks on demonstrators risk further bloodshed.
Fellow demonstrators intervened and rushed him to hospital
We are following developments with growing concern. We deplore the death of another police officer this afternoon and wish to express our condolences to his family. With a view to the growing risk of escalation, we call on all sides to show maximum restraint from violence and to refrain from provocations. The situation should be resolved and public order restored in compliance with the rule of law.
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