Revolted men can avoid punishment if surrender
25.07.2016,
15:23
Armenia’s National Security Service threw today leaflets from a helicopter above the territory of the seized police regiment building with a call to Sasna Tsrer revolted men to lay down arms and surrender to the authorities.
YEREVAN, July 25. /ARKA/. Armenia’s National Security Service threw today leaflets from a helicopter above the territory of the seized police regiment building with a call to Sasna Tsrer revolted men to lay down arms and surrender to the authorities.
In its address to the men, the National Security Service lists the offences committed by the rebels – hostage-taking, seizure of buildings, transportation and communication means and seizure of guns.
These offences carry the punishment of up to 15 years in prison – imprisonment sentences depend on the gravity of the committed crimes and consequences.
At the same time, in accordance with the Armenian law, all those who withdraw their demands and voluntarily release hostages and return the seized property and ballistic guns are relieved of responsibility, if there are no other elements of crime in their actions.
Those who accept this offer must go out holding weapons overhead, walk about 50 meters and lay down the weapons near the building materials store and one by one come up to the police.
An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign 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, 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. On the next day people gathered again.
As many as 51 people injured in the clashes, including 28 policemen, received medical services that night.
All the hostages have gradually been released by the rebels. --0----
In its address to the men, the National Security Service lists the offences committed by the rebels – hostage-taking, seizure of buildings, transportation and communication means and seizure of guns.
These offences carry the punishment of up to 15 years in prison – imprisonment sentences depend on the gravity of the committed crimes and consequences.
At the same time, in accordance with the Armenian law, all those who withdraw their demands and voluntarily release hostages and return the seized property and ballistic guns are relieved of responsibility, if there are no other elements of crime in their actions.
Those who accept this offer must go out holding weapons overhead, walk about 50 meters and lay down the weapons near the building materials store and one by one come up to the police.
An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign 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, 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. On the next day people gathered again.
As many as 51 people injured in the clashes, including 28 policemen, received medical services that night.
All the hostages have gradually been released by the rebels. --0----
