Four policemen charged
On August 27, four policemen were charged within the framework of the criminal case being investigated by the RA special investigative service on applying force against citizens at Republic Square and the market on Mashtots Avenue on March 1, 2008.
The press service of the prosecutor general's office informs that policemen of the Yerevan police department G. Harutyunyan and H. Ghukasyan have been charged with Part 2, Article 309 of the RA Criminal Code for applying force and hitting citizens with rubber clubs at Republic Square on the morning of March 1, 2008.
The preliminary inquiry also identified the policemen who, according to the videos presented during the inquiry, had attacked two citizens near the market on Mashtots Avenue and based on the procured evidence, policemen of the Yerevan Police Division A. Manukyan and G. Grigoryan were charged with Part 2, Article 309 of the RA Criminal Code.
Operative search bodies have once again been assigned to find out the identity of citizens who were attacked by police and to present them for examination.
