Armenia’s Police ready to suppress attempts to break public order
25.02.2008,
22:03
The RA Police are ready to suppress any attempt to break public order in the country.
YEREVAN, February 25. /ARKA/. The RA Police are ready to suppress any attempt to break public order in the country.
“The authorities and all the departments of the RA Police Service will implicitly fulfill their duties and are ready to suppress any attempt to break public order and destabilize the situation in order to protect the citizens’ constitutional rights,” according to the statement of the RA Police.
At the same time, the RA Police denies rumors about Police Chief Haik Harutyunyan’s resignation.
Since February 20 rallies, sit-ins and student walkouts have been held by the opposition in the center of Yerevan. The initiators and participants of the opposition actions protest against the results of the February 19 presidential elections published by the Central Electoral Commission. According to the results, the current Prime-Minister Serge Sargsian won the elections with 52.86%. According to the Central Electoral Commission, opposition candidate Ter-Petrosian obtained 21.5% of the votes. –0--
“The authorities and all the departments of the RA Police Service will implicitly fulfill their duties and are ready to suppress any attempt to break public order and destabilize the situation in order to protect the citizens’ constitutional rights,” according to the statement of the RA Police.
At the same time, the RA Police denies rumors about Police Chief Haik Harutyunyan’s resignation.
Since February 20 rallies, sit-ins and student walkouts have been held by the opposition in the center of Yerevan. The initiators and participants of the opposition actions protest against the results of the February 19 presidential elections published by the Central Electoral Commission. According to the results, the current Prime-Minister Serge Sargsian won the elections with 52.86%. According to the Central Electoral Commission, opposition candidate Ter-Petrosian obtained 21.5% of the votes. –0--
