Armenian police chief not involved in negotiations with hostage takers
18.07.2016,
14:22
Vladimir Gasparyan, Armenian police chief, is not involved in negotiations with hostage takers in the seized police station in Yerevan, his deputy, Human Poghosyan told journalists.
YEREVAN, July 18. /ARKA/. Vladimir Gasparyan, Armenian police chief, is not involved in negotiations with hostage takers in the seized police station in Yerevan, his deputy, Human Poghosyan told journalists.
“The police chief is not taking part in the negotiations, but he is directing all the actions,” Poghosyan said.
He said that a appropriate contact person, a police officer, is negotiating with an appropriate person from the opposite side inside the building.
An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan Sunday morning and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding
Parliament movement.
According to police, Colonel Arthur Vanoyan was killed as the armed men stormed the police station and four others injured. Two top police officials, deputy police chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan deputy police chief Valeri Osipyan were among those being held hostage. --0---
“The police chief is not taking part in the negotiations, but he is directing all the actions,” Poghosyan said.
He said that a appropriate contact person, a police officer, is negotiating with an appropriate person from the opposite side inside the building.
An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan Sunday morning and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding
Parliament movement.
According to police, Colonel Arthur Vanoyan was killed as the armed men stormed the police station and four others injured. Two top police officials, deputy police chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan deputy police chief Valeri Osipyan were among those being held hostage. --0---
