ArmInfo.The RA Police launched an internal investigation against a policeman who punched in the face of one of the participants in a peaceful protest rally held from the early According to the report of the RA Police, the internal investigation was launched on the instruction of the head of the RA Police.
Meanwhile, according to the report of the General Prosecutor's Office of Armenia, the department recorded an incident during which the head of the RA State Guard Service, Sargis Hovhannisyan, kicked the operator of Mediahub.am.
"The Prosecutor General's Office is also studying a case during which a police officer hit a demonstrator on the head with his fist," the report says.
Earlier it was reported that today at the intersection of Baghramyan Avenue and Proshyan Street, head of the State Guard Service Sargis Hovhannisyan, in response to a request from journalists to asses the protest action, first hit the microphone, and as the cameraman continued filming, he kicked the camera. To the indignation of journalists with what is happening, Hovhannisyan switched to a mat. In another case mentioned by the Prosecutor General's Office, a police officer hit the face and head of an already detained man several times with his fist. It should be noted that from 08.30 in the morning throughout the capital, activists of the Resistance Movement began large-scale actions of disobedience in Yerevan. Movement activists blocked the streets and chanted "Armenia without Nikol!", "Armenia without Turks!", "Join", "Nikol, traitor!". Promotions ended at 2:00pm. However, at 6:00pm there will be a rally in the Place de France. We also note that the police used excessive force to unblock the streets of the capital, a number of citizens were injured. Professional journalists are also among the "victims" of the police force. The Union of Journalists of Armenia has already strongly condemned the violations of the rights of journalists, calling these steps arrogant and unleashed, and inherent in the criminal-oligarchic gang.