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Demo in support of detained members of Founding Parliament (video)
A group of citizens, including the members of the Founding Parliament group are holding a protest in Yerevan in support of jailed members of the Founding Parliament.
Several members of the radical opposition Founding Parliament group were detained on April 7. The Investigative Committee of Armenia said the detentions took place within the framework of a criminal investigation conducted in connection with possible ‘mass disturbances’ planned during public events scheduled for April 24 – the day when Armenians worldwide will be commemorating the centennial of the Armenian Genocide. Jirair Sefilian, Varuzhan Avetisyan, Gevorg Safaryan, Aram Hakobyan, Hovhannes Ghazaryan, Pavel Manukyan, Garegin Chukaszyan are among the detainees.
