ArmInfo.Son of General Yuri Khachaturov, Igor Khachaturov, was detained on suspicion of using violence against a government official.

Thus, according to the RA Investigative Committee, a criminal case  was initiated in the Division of Investigation of Grave Crimes of  Yerevan Investigative Department on the grounds of Part 1 of Art. 316  of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia and investigative  measures are being taken to clarify the circumstances of the use of  violence against a police officer by the participants in the  opposition's disobedience actions.

According to the report, according to preliminary data, on May 17,  around 08:30, a group of participants in the protest action of  disobedience blocked the road at St. Kyiv 15, thus preventing the  free movement of other citizens.

"The RA Police officers on duty at the indicated place, protecting  public order, called for the opening of the road and tried to remove  the demonstrators from the road. At this time, two of the protesters  hit the policeman in the chest with their hands, as a result of which  the latter lost consciousness.

In the course of the investigation, the identity of one of those who  used force against the policeman was identified – this is citizen  Igor Khachaturov (son of Yuri Khachaturov, ed. note ). The latter was  detained on suspicion of using violence against a government  official," the RA Investigative Committee noted, adding that the  preliminary investigation is ongoing.

It should be noted that from 08:00 am to 11:30 am, members of the  Resistance Movement held protest actions in Yerevan. During this  period, more than 50 streets were blocked, according to opposition  reports.  The city was paralyzed. The participants of the action of  disobedience chanted "Armenia without Nikola!", "Armenia without a  Turk!", "We are the masters of our country!". Law enforcement  officers used brute force against peaceful demonstrators while  unblocking the streets. There are injured citizens – some have broken  arms, dislocations, and other injuries. According to the RA police,  417 people were detained by the police during the protest actions.