Demonstrators who were rallying outside a shopping center in Yerevan claim that plain-clothed police officers have approached them and carried out “explanatory works”.

Police spokesman Ashot Aharonyan said on Facebook that there are no plain-clothed officers on-duty at the rally sites and that the security and safety of the demonstrators is ensured exclusively by uniformed officers.

“Police are officially announcing that at this moment the security of demonstrators is ensured exclusively by uniformed police officers, no plain-clothed officers are involved in the service,” he said.

Opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan and his crowd of supporters are marching to the Republic Square from France Square. A rally is planned to take place at 19:00.