THREE OUT OF FOUR OPPOSITION ACTIVISTS DETAINED IN NORTHERN AVENUE IN YEREVAN RELEASED

arminfo
2008-08-26 17:29:00

ArmInfo. Three out of four opposition activists detained in Northern
Avenue in Yerevan have been released, Karen Karapetyan, the head of
the youth wing of the Armenian Pan National Party, told ArmInfo. He
added that the fourth activist will also be released shortly.

To recall, four activists of opposition were detained in Northern
Avenue in Yerevan Tuesday morning. According to witnesses, the police
resorted to provocation to detain them. As some witnesses say, the
policemen themselves wrote "Levon – President" with white paint on the
asphalt of Northern Avenue and then blamed young opposition activists
for this and detained them by applying force.

At the moment, there are about 50 representatives of opposition in
Northern Avenue. Now and then verbal duels take place between the
oppositionists and the police.