Twenty people detained after clashes with police in Yerevan
05.11.2013,
19:29
Twenty supporters of Shant Harutyunyan, the leader of Tseghakron small party, who tried to hold an unauthorized march on Mashtots Avenue in downtown Yerevan, were taken to the police station after clashes with law enforcement officers, the police said in a statement.
YEREVAN, November 5. / ARKA /. Twenty supporters of Shant Harutyunyan, the leader of Tseghakron small party, who tried to hold an unauthorized march on Mashtots Avenue in downtown Yerevan, were taken to the police station after clashes with law enforcement officers, the police said in a statement.
The police said armed with batons Harutyunyan’s supporters refused to obey their order not to disturb the public order. In response the demonstrators threw makeshift firecrackers on the ground. The clash involved several hundreds demonstrators and one hundred police officers. According to some reports, five police officers were hospitalized.
"The police managed to restore order and clean the street,’ the police said. The police reminded that for several days Shant Harutyunyan came out with statements in Liberty Square calling for violence.
"Law enforcement officers repeatedly told him to stop thoughtless behavior and calls for unlawful action. Today, police called on Harutyunyan and his supporters to refrain from unlawful acts, however, they refused to obey the lawful demands of the police, «the statement said. -0-
