OPPOSITION ACTIVIST HELD FOR CIVIL UNREST – POLICE
Interfax News Agency
Russia & CIS
February 26, 2008
Russia
Armenian police have detained Suren Sureniants, a member of the
political council of the Republic opposition party.
Sureniants was detained on Liberty square "for organizing and holding
of a public action in violation of the established order," Armenian
Police said.
The opposition activist violated the law on assemblies, rallies and
marches. He organized a march, "headed it and made various appeal to
the crowd," the police said.
A criminal case on charges of civil unrest was opened into the
incident.