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POLICE VIOLATED CITIZENS' 'RIGHT TO PROTEST' IN ARMENIA - VIDEO
1.08.2013 20:11 epress.am
David Gevorgyan, detained during the clashes on Mashtots Ave. in
Yerevan on Nov. 5, claims that police actions against him and fellow
detainees were unlawful. At a press conference today, Gevorgyan said
he did not participate in the march. Upon learning that the street
was closed, he came to Liberty Square, where he was detained without
grounds and for 3.5 hours while in police custody he tried to find out
the reason for his detention. According to Gevorgyan, for hours police
officers were attempting to determine which officer detained him.
"Then they said there's a criminal case under Article 316 Section 2
["violence against a representative of the authorities"]. They drew
up the record of my arrest only 6-7 hours later," said Gevorgyan,
who is not being charged.
Member of a prison monitoring group Nelly Harutyunyan said she visited
at least 10 of those arrested. According to her, their visitation
rights and their right to make calls were violated.
Also speaking at the press conference, political analyst Edgar
Vardanyan noticed that in "civilized countries" when citizens are
demonstrating disobedience, for example, when "anarchists smash the
windows of brand name stores and set buildings on fire", police
officers wait for the demonstration to be held, and only then do
they begin to make arrests and detain people, "since citizens have
the right to protest."
Update same day, 8:46 pm: An earlier version of this article translated
Edgar Vardanyan's remarks as the "right to revolt"; however, the word
"protest" more accurately reflects the original statement.
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/11/08/police-violated-citizens-right-to-revolt-in-armenia.html
From: A. Papazian
1.08.2013 20:11 epress.am
David Gevorgyan, detained during the clashes on Mashtots Ave. in
Yerevan on Nov. 5, claims that police actions against him and fellow
detainees were unlawful. At a press conference today, Gevorgyan said
he did not participate in the march. Upon learning that the street
was closed, he came to Liberty Square, where he was detained without
grounds and for 3.5 hours while in police custody he tried to find out
the reason for his detention. According to Gevorgyan, for hours police
officers were attempting to determine which officer detained him.
"Then they said there's a criminal case under Article 316 Section 2
["violence against a representative of the authorities"]. They drew
up the record of my arrest only 6-7 hours later," said Gevorgyan,
who is not being charged.
Member of a prison monitoring group Nelly Harutyunyan said she visited
at least 10 of those arrested. According to her, their visitation
rights and their right to make calls were violated.
Also speaking at the press conference, political analyst Edgar
Vardanyan noticed that in "civilized countries" when citizens are
demonstrating disobedience, for example, when "anarchists smash the
windows of brand name stores and set buildings on fire", police
officers wait for the demonstration to be held, and only then do
they begin to make arrests and detain people, "since citizens have
the right to protest."
Update same day, 8:46 pm: An earlier version of this article translated
Edgar Vardanyan's remarks as the "right to revolt"; however, the word
"protest" more accurately reflects the original statement.
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/11/08/police-violated-citizens-right-to-revolt-in-armenia.html
From: A. Papazian