Participant in last year's riots in Yerevan acquitted

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A court in Yerevan acquitted Gor Melik-Sahakyan, a member of the Tavush for the Motherland movement, who was arrested last June after riots near the building of the National Assembly of Armenia.

As "Caucasian Knot" wrote, on June 12, during clashes with protesters in Yerevan, security forces used flash-bang grenades, and 98 protesters were detained. As a result of the clashes, 101 people required medical assistance. The case of 16 people reached the court, one of whom was accused of participating in mass riots, the rest - of hooliganism.

On August 4, a court in Yerevan acquitted Gor Melik-Sahakyan, a member of the Tavush for the Motherland movement, who participated in the riots last June, News.am writes with reference to lawyer Hripsime Petrosyan.

According to the lawyer, the judge issued an acquittal verdict, stating that the incident on June 12, 2024 near the building of the National Assembly of Armenia does not contain any signs of hooliganism.

Recall that on June 24, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced that a coup d'etat had been prevented and published a document with the text of the opposition's alleged plan to remove him from power. On June 25, security forces conducted more than 90 searches in connection with the case of preparing to seize power in Armenia. By a court decision, the leader of the Sacred Struggle movement, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan and 14 other people were taken into custody.