Activist Vardges Gaspari under arrest
The protest held in front of the government building with the demand for the revelation of the facts behind the death of soldiers that were killed or had committed suicide based on the official version ended with the arrest of ANC activist Vardges Gaspari.
The arrest came after he screamed "Sargsyan is a hooligan", addressing RA Chief of Police Alik Sargsyan after the latter came out of the central entrance of the government building and approached his car. At that moment, the demonstrators surrounded him, screaming "shame, shame", while Vardges Gaspari screamed "hooligan, criminal".
Alik Sargsyan told the policemen looking after the protest to "make sure this doesn't happen again because things can't go on like this."
When the families of soldiers who were either murdered or had committed suicide based on the official version and the activists joining them tried to march to the presidential residence, the on-duty police officers near the government building surrounded the demonstrators, threw Vardges Gaspari to the ground and started pushing and shoving.
Gaspari lay on the ground as a sign of protest. In the end, after a couple of minutes the police officers were able to lift Gaspari off the ground and move him toward the police car.
At the moment, the police still haven't clarified the charges for arresting Vardges Gaspari at Republic Square.
