Participants of the protest action in Yerevan, July 2016. Photo by Tigran Petrosyan for the ‘Caucasian Knot’.

05 August 2016, 15:45

Investigators report 19 victims in case of rebellion in Yerevan

44 people are involved as defendants in the case of the seizure of the building of the Armenian Police. Of them, 42 were arrested. This was reported by the Special Investigating Service of Armenia. Investigators urged not to treat arrests as a punitive measure.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on July 17, supporters of the "Constituent Parliament" seized the building of the police patrol-and-post service. On the day of the assault, a police officer was killed, and six other persons were injured. On July 31, the rebels surrendered.

On August 2, the case of the armed seizure of the building of the patrol-and-post service of the police regiment was sent from the National Security Service to the Special Investigating Service.

44 people are involved in the case as defendants, and two others as suspects. 42 people, involved in the case, are arrested, and three of them receive medical treatment in hospitals. With regard to others, the court pronounced the pre-trial restriction measure, not related to arrest, announces the today's report of the Special Investigating Service.

"In the case, 19 people are recognized as victims. Of them, 10 suffered from being taken hostage. When giving legal assessment, investigators will take into account all acts of the persons, the probable involvement of each defendant, the degree of his involvement and severity of the consequences of his involvement," the "Caucasian Knot "correspondent was explained by an official from the Special Investigating Service.

Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.

Author: Armine Martirosyan Source: CK correspondent

All news
НАСТОЯЩИЙ МАТЕРИАЛ (ИНФОРМАЦИЯ) ПРОИЗВЕДЕН И РАСПРОСТРАНЕН ИНОСТРАННЫМ АГЕНТОМ ООО “МЕМО”, ЛИБО КАСАЕТСЯ ДЕЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ ИНОСТРАННОГО АГЕНТА ООО “МЕМО”.

November 14, 2024 22:40

  • Kuban resident fined for pacifist post on Telegram

    The court has fined Anton Timoshenko, a resident of the Pavlovsky District of Kuban (the Krasnodar Territory), for a pacifist video placed by him in a Telegram channel criticizing the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine.

November 14, 2024 19:39

November 13, 2024 23:56

November 13, 2024 23:16

  • Kabardino-Balkarian resident fined for discrediting Russian Army

    The Prokhladnensky District Court has found the allegations that local resident Viktor Marchuk had spoken in a negative way about the special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine proven. The man has been fined 30,000 roubles under the article on discrediting the Russian Armed Forces.

November 13, 2024 22:25

  • Court in Georgievsk holds hearing on Makhachkala riots

    A court hearing was held in Georgievsk on the case of five residents of Dagestan, whom investigators treat as participants in the riots that broke out at the Makhachkala Airport. At the request of the advocate of one of the defendants, the judge removed a "Caucasian Knot" correspondent from the courtroom.

News archive