Leader of the opposition Bright Armenia faction of the National Assembly of Armenia Edmon Marukyan posted the following on his Facebook page:
“Nikol Pashinyan declared that Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia Onik Gasparyan has fulfilled the order of Serzh Sargsyan by issuing the statement that he issued.
We demand that Nikol Pashinyan immediately publish evidence stating that Onik Gasparyan has fulfilled Serzh Sargsyan’s order.
My proposal for snap elections is still in effect.”
During the rally held at Republic Square in Yerevan, Nikol Pashinyan declared that third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan and the former authorities had pushed Onik Gasparyan to make the statement that he made as Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces.