Tsarukyan supporters were waiting outside the court when he arrived. Police told them to disperse and proceeded to detain twelve of them.
Following today’s regular meeting of the Commandant’s Office, Prime Minister Pashinyan held a news briefing with Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan and Head of the Food Safety Inspectorate Georgy Avetisyan.
In the following conversation with Hetq, Emin Khachatryan, the lawyer representing Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukyan, offers some details about his client’s position on the accusations levied and the actions taken against him.
Judge Robert Papoyan has initialed a motion filed by the National Security Service to detain Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) head Gagik Tsarukyan.
The Artsakh Ministry of Health reports that twelve people have tested positive for the coronavirus since yesterday, raising the total to date to 91.
The Ministry of Health reports that nine people died from Covid-19 from the disease to since yesterday, raising the death toll to 302.
Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) MPs walked out of today’s National Assembly session to protest yesterday’s secret ballot stripping BHK party leader Gagik Tsarukyan of his parliamentary immunity.