People continue to get to Yerevan on foot
As soon as the Armenian National Congress (ANC) pledged to step up its nonstop street protests, new roadblocks were reported across the country.
Police officers are said to be stopping public transport and sending passengers back to their homes in an attempt to prevent regional residents from joining the ANC rally in the capital.
Talking to A1+, Arayk, an ANC activist from Ijevan, said he had got to the capital in a GAZelle, but he lay all the way in order to remain unnoticed by the police.
"Policemen stopped the vehicle on the way and said jokingly, "Why is the minibus empty? Don't you know that the ANC is holding a rally in Yerevan?" said Arayik.
Coordinators of ANC's regional headquarters confirmed the information about disrupted transport communication. They said that the police had been instructed to ban cab drivers from transporting passengers to Yerevan.
"As soon as they see a ‘full' car, they send it back," said Ashot Zakaryan, coordinator of the Gyumri-based office of the Armenian national Congress.
According to the ANC officials, not only policemen but also village headmen and Republican representatives have been assigned to prevent ‘mobilization of the people.'
"Heads of enterprises even threatened to fire their employees if they ‘dared' to join the anti-government protest," said Raffi Melkonyan, ANC representative from Ashtarak.
As ANC officials say people continue to arrive in Yerevan despite the continuing threats and obstacles.
