Army distributed arms even to civilians (video)
In the evening of February 29, 2008, Liberty Square has greater expectations from the spring than from Robert Kocharyan’s government. At the first dawn of the spring the police choose the option of attacking their own people taking into account neither the old, nor the women. The police assure that they had reasons for attacking the half-asleep people. What did the people gathered at Liberty Square want? They were demanding to cancel the falsified results of February 19, 2008 presidential elections, according to which prime minister Serzh Sargsyan had gained victory. The police quickly clean the square of protesters, detain even a 15-year-old child. At 10:00 in the morning the people start gathering at Myasnikyan Square. On the streets there are traces of blood of those people, who have been persecuted by the police. The police try to take control of the situation even here. Here the police fail. The leaders of the opposition except for Levon Ter-Petrosyan arrive at the square. People are the only power at the square. At 17:00 of the same day the army is in Yerevan. The army is distributing arms even to the people in civilian clothing. Heavy military vehicles are moving towards Yerevan. Mashtots Avenue is being filled with new soldiers. After 22:00 the troops start firing still only in the air for creating atmosphere of fear. At the same time new police forces are gathering at the end of Mashtots Avenue. Armed people wearing masks appear. In half an hour the first face to face shots are fired; news is received about first victims. After 8 victims registered in the morning, the dawns in the center of the event are quiet. Three days after March 1 in a state of emergency, the Constitutional Court upholds the decision of the Central Electoral Commission, according to which Serzh Sargsyan becomes a president. More on the video
