Police of Armenia on Thursday detained opposition Civil Contract Party member, Nor Kyank village mayor Garik Sargsyan.
In the morning, the Sargsyan-led demonstrators had blocked the North-South Highway’s road section nearby Nor Kyank.
To note, capital city Yerevan police have so far detained 33 people.
“My Step” initiative leader, opposition Civil Contract Party member, and National Assembly (NA) “Way Out” (Yelk) Faction head Nikol Pashinyan, who heads the ongoing opposition movement in protest of ex-President Serzh Sargsyan being elected Prime Minister, on Wednesday announced that on Thursday they shall block the government building as well as other government department buildings.
The first Cabinet meeting of the Serzh Sargsyan-led government is convened on Thursday.
Nikol Pashinyan and his supporters are staging protests in Yerevan ever since April 13, and by blocking str...
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