Opposition activists detained at action in Yerevan

At a protest action held by opposition supporters who demanded to cancel a discussion by Parliament of amendments to the Armenian Judicial Code, policemen detained several activists.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that in November 2020, after signing the peace agreement with Azerbaijan, protests began in Armenia demanding resignation of Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan, who signed the agreement.

Today, several dozen supporters of the oppositional "Movement to Save the Motherland" came out to a protest action near the building of the National Assembly (Parliament) of Armenia. Law enforcers began pushing people back to the sidewalk in order to restore traffic along Bagramyan Avenue, and detained several activists, the "Sputnik Armenia" reports, without specifying the number of the detainees.

The protesters demand to cancel the discussion of the constitutional law "On Amending and Adding the Judicial Code of the Republic of Armenia". They fear that the amendments are aimed at suppressing the oppositional activeness and prosecuting those objectionable to the authorities, the "Sputnik Armenia" writes.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on February 3, 2021 at 09:55 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.