Police department warns people against gathering near seized regiment territory
26.07.2016,
17:12
Armenia’s police department is warning people against gathering on Yerevan’s Khorenatsi Street in the immediate vicinity of the seized police regiment territory saying otherwise they put their lives at risk.
YEREVAN, July 26. /ARKA/. Armenia’s police department is warning people against gathering on Yerevan’s Khorenatsi Street in the immediate vicinity of the seized police regiment territory saying otherwise they put their lives at risk.
The territory was attacked and seized on July 17 by Sasna Tsrer, a group of armed insurgents. They took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resignation of the president.
According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded in the assault.
Two top police officials, Armenian Deputy Police Chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan, were among the captured officers.
Hundreds of people gathered around the building to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent а bloody outcome. The police units cleaned up the territory of demonstrators Wednesday night and detained dozens of people.
As many as 51 people injured in the clashes, including 28 policemen, received medical services that night. On the next day people gathered again.
All the hostages have gradually been released by the rebels.
On Monday, thousands of people in Yerevan took to the streets and marched demanding the release of Zhirair Sefilian and the resignation of the president.
In its statement, the police department says that such gatherings are not authorized. It reminds about the clashes that have already happened and about 50 injured people.
It says the police had to apply special means against people to ward off threats to their health.
The police also say in the statement that Sasna Tsrer insurgents give direct instructions to the people gathered outside the territory putting their lives at risk.
In their words, one of the citizens in police custody tried to bring a grenade to the closed territory, but his attempt was foiled, and another was detained as he tried to bring another explosive to the same seized territory, where the regiment’s seized armament is in the hands of insurgents.
Taking into account the mentioned above, the police department demands that the demonstrators move to another place.
“Otherwise, the police will be left with no option but to terminate the rally in accordance with the law,” the statement says. --0---
The territory was attacked and seized on July 17 by Sasna Tsrer, a group of armed insurgents. They took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resignation of the president.
According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded in the assault.
Two top police officials, Armenian Deputy Police Chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan, were among the captured officers.
Hundreds of people gathered around the building to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent а bloody outcome. The police units cleaned up the territory of demonstrators Wednesday night and detained dozens of people.
As many as 51 people injured in the clashes, including 28 policemen, received medical services that night. On the next day people gathered again.
All the hostages have gradually been released by the rebels.
On Monday, thousands of people in Yerevan took to the streets and marched demanding the release of Zhirair Sefilian and the resignation of the president.
In its statement, the police department says that such gatherings are not authorized. It reminds about the clashes that have already happened and about 50 injured people.
It says the police had to apply special means against people to ward off threats to their health.
The police also say in the statement that Sasna Tsrer insurgents give direct instructions to the people gathered outside the territory putting their lives at risk.
In their words, one of the citizens in police custody tried to bring a grenade to the closed territory, but his attempt was foiled, and another was detained as he tried to bring another explosive to the same seized territory, where the regiment’s seized armament is in the hands of insurgents.
Taking into account the mentioned above, the police department demands that the demonstrators move to another place.
“Otherwise, the police will be left with no option but to terminate the rally in accordance with the law,” the statement says. --0---
