In Yerevan, law enforcer cordon off government building

In Yerevan, the Armenian capital, policemen have set up a cordon around the government building aiming to prevent the disruption of the parliament session by supporters of the opposition who demand Pashinyan's resignation.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on December 22, oppositionists went out to a protest action in Republic Square in Yerevan, demanding Nikol Pashinyan's resignation. A scuffle broke out of protesters with law enforcers after the former tried to set up a tent camp. The latter demanded to dismantle the tents. In the morning on December 23, the protest action continued. The protesters announced plans to block the government building at 10 a.m. Yerevan time today, so as not to let Pashinyan attend the session.

Law enforcers set up a cordon around the government building in Yerevan to prevent the blocking thereof.

The video footage shown today by the RIA "Novosti" depicts policemen dressed in protective clothes, holding shields in their hands. They have lined up around the government building in one row. "The police are setting up a cordon at the entrance to the government building in Yerevan, where opposition rallies demanding Pashinyan's resignation are expected," the RIA "Novosti" has explained.

The last night in the Republic Square in central Yerevan passed calmly; several dozen protesters remained at the protest venue, the "Panorama.am" has reported today.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on December 24, 2020 at 09:58 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.