Scrum in Liberty Square; some persons were apprehended (Photo gallery)
11:18, July 18, 2016 | News, Other newsA while ago, the police apprehended another 5 citizens during the peaceful assembly of ‘Rise up, Armenia’ (‘Votki Hayastan’) initiative in Liberty Square.
Hence, 14 persons were apprehended in the past hour. During the attempt to apprehend one of them, Zaruhi Postanjyan, deputy from ‘Heritage’ (‘Zharangutyun’) faction of the National Assembly interfered by shouting that the person in question was apprehended without any explanation.
The police and the citizens started shoving each other. At the moment, the citizens dissatisfied with the actions of the police gathered in the area adjacent to the Opera House.