DATA OF RA OMBUDSMAN AND OPPOSITIONAL DEPUTIES ABOUT PEOPLE SUFFERED DURING INCIDENT WITH POLICE SUFFICIENTLY DIFFER
arminfo
2007-10-23 23:30:00
ArmInfo. RA ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan told journalists that several
policemen suffered during the incident among the Police employees and
the oppositional activists. He added that unlike the policemen, no
one of the oppositionists suffered. He said that conflicting parties
present a different picture of the occurrence: "The Law machinery
employees demanded from the activists to stop violating the public
order, expressed in partial blocking of the motor transport. A skirmish
occurred as the oppositionists afforded indecent expressions to the
policemen. Meanwhile, the opposite party claims that it realized its
constitutional rights, that is, informed the population about holding
an authorized meeting on October 26", A. Harutyunyan said. Responding
to journalists' questions, he said that the attempt of the policemen
to withdraw the megaphone from the oppositionists is illegal. At
the same time, the oppositional deputies, having come out from the
Police building, in particular, attorney and member of the "Heritage"
party faction Zaruhi Postanjyan emphsized that three oppositionists,
at least, got bodily injuries. The fist ombudswoman of Armenia,
deputy from the "Heritage"party Larisa Alaverdyan demonstrated the
journalists the photo of one of the detained persons, made by a cell
phone, with hurts on the face.
By the data of 12:30 AM, October 23, the first President of Armenia
Levon Ter-Petrosyan is still in the Police building. It has also
succeeded to clarify that not 12 but 9 activists from the opposition
have been detained.
arminfo
2007-10-23 23:30:00
ArmInfo. RA ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan told journalists that several
policemen suffered during the incident among the Police employees and
the oppositional activists. He added that unlike the policemen, no
one of the oppositionists suffered. He said that conflicting parties
present a different picture of the occurrence: "The Law machinery
employees demanded from the activists to stop violating the public
order, expressed in partial blocking of the motor transport. A skirmish
occurred as the oppositionists afforded indecent expressions to the
policemen. Meanwhile, the opposite party claims that it realized its
constitutional rights, that is, informed the population about holding
an authorized meeting on October 26", A. Harutyunyan said. Responding
to journalists' questions, he said that the attempt of the policemen
to withdraw the megaphone from the oppositionists is illegal. At
the same time, the oppositional deputies, having come out from the
Police building, in particular, attorney and member of the "Heritage"
party faction Zaruhi Postanjyan emphsized that three oppositionists,
at least, got bodily injuries. The fist ombudswoman of Armenia,
deputy from the "Heritage"party Larisa Alaverdyan demonstrated the
journalists the photo of one of the detained persons, made by a cell
phone, with hurts on the face.
By the data of 12:30 AM, October 23, the first President of Armenia
Levon Ter-Petrosyan is still in the Police building. It has also
succeeded to clarify that not 12 but 9 activists from the opposition
have been detained.
