Twenty-five hospitalized after the night standoff in Yerevan – ministry of health
23.06.2015,
15:12
Twenty five people sought medical aid after the demonstration was dispersed in Yerevan early Tuesday morning, according to the press office of the Armenian ministry of health.
YEREVAN, June 23. /ARKA/. Twenty five people sought medical aid after the demonstration was dispersed in Yerevan early Tuesday morning, according to the press office of the Armenian ministry of health.
Eight people were transferred to Saint Gregory the Illuminator hospital, another four – to Erebuni medical center, one – to Aramyants medical center and another two were taken to the first university clinics after Heratsi.
Ten people taken to hospitals had light injuries and were provided the first medical aid, the ministry says.
Right now there are still eight people in Saint Gregory the Illuminator medical center who will be released soon.
On Tuesday early morning the riot police dispersed the demonstration of activists protesting against the electricity price rise in Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan. Almost 240 people were detained. There were injured on both sides.
The protesters were demanding to cancel the latest decision on the increase.
On June 17 Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) formally raised the prices of electricity by over 16 percent, down from 40 percent rise sought by Armenia’s Russian-owned power distribution company - the Electricity Networks of Armenia (ENA).
This means that the daytime electricity price for households will rise from 42 drams to almost 49 drams (10 U.S. cents) per kilowatt/hour. The households will pay almost 39 drams per kilowatt/hour during night hours.
The daytime electricity price for households already went up by 27 percent in July 2013 because of the increased cost of Russian natural gas generating more than one-third of Armenia’s electricity. The PSRC raised it by another 10 percent in July 2014. –0--
Eight people were transferred to Saint Gregory the Illuminator hospital, another four – to Erebuni medical center, one – to Aramyants medical center and another two were taken to the first university clinics after Heratsi.
Ten people taken to hospitals had light injuries and were provided the first medical aid, the ministry says.
Right now there are still eight people in Saint Gregory the Illuminator medical center who will be released soon.
On Tuesday early morning the riot police dispersed the demonstration of activists protesting against the electricity price rise in Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan. Almost 240 people were detained. There were injured on both sides.
The protesters were demanding to cancel the latest decision on the increase.
On June 17 Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission (PSRC) formally raised the prices of electricity by over 16 percent, down from 40 percent rise sought by Armenia’s Russian-owned power distribution company - the Electricity Networks of Armenia (ENA).
This means that the daytime electricity price for households will rise from 42 drams to almost 49 drams (10 U.S. cents) per kilowatt/hour. The households will pay almost 39 drams per kilowatt/hour during night hours.
The daytime electricity price for households already went up by 27 percent in July 2013 because of the increased cost of Russian natural gas generating more than one-third of Armenia’s electricity. The PSRC raised it by another 10 percent in July 2014. –0--
