01/07/2014 12:41
Activist detained during protest in Yerevan
The Armenian police detained a participant of the protest against the upcoming rise in electricity tariffs. He was detained on suspicion of carrying weapons, Aysor.am. learned from the police press service.
Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia (PSRC) is now holding a sitting concerning the tariff rise, while activists are staging a protest outside the PSRC building.
Among the protesters are also Armen Martirosyan, David Sanasaryan and Zaruhi Postanjyan of Heritage Party, Ishkhan Khachatryan of Orinats Yerkir Party, and parliamentary deputy, member of Armenian National Congress (HAK) faction Levon Zurabyan.