15:27, 5 October 2015

In Yerevan, about 21 participants of rally detained, police report

Poster of the opponents of the constitutional reforms saying ‘No’. Photo by Armine Martirosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Today, opponents of the constitutional reforms have marched to the parliament building, which held hearings concerning the draft amendments to the Constitution. At the parliament building, the police and the demonstrators entered an incident, as a result of which one activist was detained. According to the organizers of the rally, other 17 demonstrators were detained after the protesters broke through the police cordon and partially blocked the traffic in Bagramyan Avenue.

Later, the police have released all the protestors, the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent was informed by the police press service.

Cases of administrative offenses are instituted against seven activists, who have been brought today to the police station from Bagramyan Avenue. According to the police, they violated the rules of participation in mass actions.

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

Author: Tigran Petrosyan

Source: CK correspondent