Waiting in Gyumri
"Heritage" MPs rushed to Gyumri where police have interrupted the protest-march organized by drivers of cars with Georgian state license numbers.
The MPs are currently negotiating with the drivers. Among the negotiators are drivers who were released after being arrested by the police at the square near the station in Gyumri.
The drivers of Shirak province with Georgian state license numbers issued a statement earlier and have sent it to the Armenian authorities. They demand revising the legislative changes according to which cars with Georgian state license numbers must pass customs clearance within 15 days.
The car march was supposed to start at 10 a.m. The drivers had planned to move from the square near the station in Gyumri to the Bavra passing point on the Armenian-Georgian border and close the road.
But police came to the square earlier and closed the territory, forcing the participants of the protest-march to gather near the "Asbarez" Journalists' Club in Gyumri.
Police officers followed them and blockaded all roads leading to the club.
Head of the club Levon Barseghyan told "A1+" that nearly 70 drivers came because there was nowhere else to gather.
"Three hundred police officers interrupted the protest march. The square near the station in Gyumri reminded one of Freedom Square in 2008. Now they think the revolution will begin near "Asbarez" Club. Road patrol officers were active," said Barseghyan. According to him, police have closed the other highway leading to Bavra. They have also blockaded the club, but haven't closed the entrance.
