Will Gevorg Safaryan be released on bail? (video)
A Yerevan court is now considering a petition to release civil activist Gevorg Safaryan on bail. In the meantime, a group of citizens are holding an action on the court yard in support of the jailed activist. You can follow the court sitting on A1+. Gevorg Safaryan was detained on December 31 during clashes between police and demonstrators in Yerevan’s Liberty Square on New Year’s Eve. On December 31, the police refused to allow opposition New Armenia activists to install a Christmas tree there. Safaryan and four more activists were detained by the police, but later all of them, except Safaryan, were released. The activist is charged under Criminal Code Article 316.1 (violence against a government representative) and was placed under two-month custody. According to law enforcement agencies, Safaryan committed violence against police officer Gegham Khachatryan. New Armenia group members consider the charges unfounded.
