Criminal cases have been initiated against 12 protesters in Yerevan, eight of them have been arrested. The Investigative Committee of Armenia reported this.
The defendants are charged with rioting and hooliganism near the parliament building in the capital. Citizens are accused, among other things, of disobeying lawful orders of police officers and putting pressure on them. According to investigators, protesters near the parliament building tried to break through the police cordon, throwing bottles and other objects at the security forces.
On June 12, police dispersed the protesters with stun grenades. About 100 people were detained, most of them were released.
Demonstrations demanding the resignation of the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan began after Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed on the delimitation of the border in the Tavush region. The leader of the movement, Bagrat Galstanyan, called for an extraordinary meeting of parliament to discuss the resignation of the current government and the formation of a new one.
