IC arrests two protesters in Yerevan who were carrying folding knives

ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of Armenia detained two participants in the protest carried out by 

the Tavush for the Motherland initiative and its supporters in Yerevan, who were carrying folding knives.

In particular, according to the investigation, during the march on 

May 10 at about 12:00 two participants in the action were taken to 

the police. During a personal search of the latter, an object similar 

to a bladed weapon was discovered, one folding knife each.

It turned out that the latter are 42-year-old and 47-year-old 

residents of Yerevan, the first of whom was convicted three times in 

the past for theft of property (two of them with robbery), and the 

second for intentionally causing grievous harm to the health of 

another person.

A criminal case has been initiated under the article "illegal 

possession of weapons." The protesters were detained. The two people 

mentioned were detained on the basis of reasonable suspicion of 

committing a crime. The circumstances are established by a 

preliminary investigation.