Protester in Yerevan accused of beating up policeman

In Yerevan, Narek Akopyan, a participant of the protest against the increase of electricity tariff, who was detained in June 2015, is accused of using violence against an authority. The prosecutor asks the court to sentence Akopyan to six months of freedom deprivation.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on June 23, 2015, in Yerevan, during a protest action against the increase of electricity tariff, a clash broke out of policemen with activists in front of the building of the Commission for Regulating Public Services (CRPS) of Armenia. Then, the police detained several dozens of activists.

Tamara Bagdasaryan, the advocate of the detained activist, told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent that at parties' debates at the court session on July 22 the prosecutor demanded to sentence Akopyan to six months in custody. The activist refused to plead guilty.

"According to the indictment, my client struck two blows on policeman Karen Sagatelyan. However, my client did nothing of the kind; and at the defence speech we'll ask the court to acquit Akopyan," said Bagdasaryan.

According to her story, there are witnesses' statements that her client did not beat up the policeman.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.