Order to use brute force by police issued by premier himself - opposition MP
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"It was Pashinyan who justified and encouraged police brutality by making statements that gave the green light to the use of disproportionate force by law enforcement officers," the deputy emphasized.
He added that Pashinyan bears direct responsibility for these steps, but this in no way diminishes the personal responsibility for the willful behavior of the RA Minister of Internal Affairs Vache Ghazaryan.
On May 13, from the early morning, actions of disobedience resumed in Yerevan and other cities of the republic. Participants in the protest movement, organized by the Tavush for the Motherland organization, began blocking roads, which was met with harsh and sometimes harsh intervention from the police. According to the latest data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the republic, 80 citizens have already been detained and taken to various police stations. All of these citizens were detained for failure to comply with the legal demands of government officials (under Article 182 of the Criminal Code of Armenia). According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, there are currently no closed or blocked streets in the Armenian capital.