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POLICE TAKE SHANT HARUTYUNYAN TO AN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION
by Nana Martirosyan
ARMINFO
Friday, November 8, 17:35
The police have taken activist Shant Harutyunyan to an undisclosed
location.
ArmInfo's correspondent reports from the scene that Harutyunyan's son
Shahen and the Preparliament activists were waiting for him at the
building of the General Investigation Department. Before the police
sat Harutyunyan into the car, Shahen had cried that he was proud of
his father.
To recall, dozens of policemen and activists were injured as a result
of the clashes that followed a demonstration organized in the center
of Yerevan in support of activist Shant Harutyunyan, on 5 November.
Over 20 activists have been detained. The clashes started at 05:30 PM
when the demonstrators came across a police cordon. The police say
that the demonstration was not sanctioned. As was reported earlier,
the demonstrators were moving to Mashtots Park, when Shant Harutyunyan
tried to cross the street against the traffic lights. The police's
attempt to stop him ended in a skirmish. Harutyunyan and his son were
detained. Some demonstrators began blowing up bottles with gasoline.
The police cordoned the road leading to the presidential palace.
Earlier Shant Harutyunyan organized a picket in Liberty Square. He
stood there with a poster saying "I am Declaring a Revolution!" A
criminal case has been instituted against 14 activists and 6 have
been released.
From: A. Papazian
by Nana Martirosyan
ARMINFO
Friday, November 8, 17:35
The police have taken activist Shant Harutyunyan to an undisclosed
location.
ArmInfo's correspondent reports from the scene that Harutyunyan's son
Shahen and the Preparliament activists were waiting for him at the
building of the General Investigation Department. Before the police
sat Harutyunyan into the car, Shahen had cried that he was proud of
his father.
To recall, dozens of policemen and activists were injured as a result
of the clashes that followed a demonstration organized in the center
of Yerevan in support of activist Shant Harutyunyan, on 5 November.
Over 20 activists have been detained. The clashes started at 05:30 PM
when the demonstrators came across a police cordon. The police say
that the demonstration was not sanctioned. As was reported earlier,
the demonstrators were moving to Mashtots Park, when Shant Harutyunyan
tried to cross the street against the traffic lights. The police's
attempt to stop him ended in a skirmish. Harutyunyan and his son were
detained. Some demonstrators began blowing up bottles with gasoline.
The police cordoned the road leading to the presidential palace.
Earlier Shant Harutyunyan organized a picket in Liberty Square. He
stood there with a poster saying "I am Declaring a Revolution!" A
criminal case has been instituted against 14 activists and 6 have
been released.
From: A. Papazian