The spokesperson of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan Mane Gevorgyan has commented on the social media footage which shows police officers using force against a man for not wearing a face mask.

In a post on Facebook, Gevorgyan said the pace of coronavirus growth in Armenia remains concerning, and the Police should be consistent in enforcing the safety rules.

“Those citizens, who fail to follow the safety rules, endanger not only their but also others’ life and health. In these cases, the Police is obliged to urge them to comply with the safety rules and use proportionate force in case of explicit neglect. The PM has already asked the Police to act tough against those who openly ignore the law enforcement demands,” Gevorgyan wrote.

The Spokesperson also asked the public to follow the prescribed safety rules and the police demands to prevent negative scenarios.