Protests have been continuing in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, since the beginning of May. After losing the Nagorno-Karabakh war, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was pursuing a policy of starting negotiations with Turkey and Azerbaijan. Opposition members reacting to Pashinyan’s decisions gathered in the French Square in Yerevan in the evening.
REVERSE HAS STARTED
There was no police intervention to the demonstrators who chanted anti-Pashinyan slogans during the march. However, as the crowd approached the government building, the police took action. When the police officers, who blocked the passage of the protesters by building a wall of flesh, failed to succeed, they began to intervene harshly. Trying to drive the demonstrators away with batons, the police dragged some people into custody.
THEY WALKED TO PAŞINYAN’S HOUSING
Some of the demonstrators, who were prevented from coming to the government building by the police, started walking towards Pashinyan’s residence, which is right next to the government building. The demonstrators demanded Pashinyan’s resignation with slogans. The group, which tried to make their voices heard, was subjected to harsh intervention by the police here as well, and many people were detained.
NUMEROUS PEOPLE WERE DETAINED
According to the statement made by the Ministry of Health of Armenia, 60 people, 39 of them police officers, were taken to hospitals. While 10 people were discharged, it was reported that the treatment of 50 injured people continued. While the Armenian media reported that more than 100 people were detained in the demonstrations that continued until late hours, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia did not make a statement regarding the number of detentions.