Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Armen Ashotyan claims that “thousands of public servants” are being transported to Yerevan for caretaker Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s rally to be held in the capital later today.

In a post on his Facebook page, he said while Pashinyan “is begging” people to take part in his rally, “thousands of public servants, including employees of regional administrations, teachers and doctors” are being transported to Yerevan from different regions of the country.

“Since the morning, I have been receiving dozens of calls about the recruitment of people through the use of administrative levers,” Ashotyan said, adding those people are told to attend the rally in support of Pashinyan under threat of dismissal.

“For example, buses left Vardenis at 4pm and Alaverdi at 2pm, and so on.

“Dear compatriots, the bastard's defeat is close, do not be afraid of anything!

“It is important that you vote according to your conscience on June 20 to restore our and our homeland’s trampled honor,” he said.