Former head of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan at a protest against the current government on Freedom Square in YerevanYEREVAN, 28 Apr. A clash with the police took place at a protest in Yerevan, the participants of which demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, RIA Novosti correspondent reports. shares, promising on Friday at the rally to report on further actions. After that, a scuffle arose between the demonstrators and the police. The clash was stopped after Vanetsyan intervened and called not to succumb to provocations. «I was told that the cause of the incident was that one of the policemen hit the demonstrator … The authorities are in agony and are taking desperate steps … I urge the security forces not to go for provocations,” Vanetsyan told the agency. On Thursday, a number of similar actions took place in Armenia, including blocking the streets. Dozens of people were taken to police stations. Since April 25, the opposition has been holding protests throughout Armenia, as it believes that the policy of the authorities «is destructive for Armenia and the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, threatens the Armenian side not only with new concessions, but also with the loss of statehood» . Columns of oppositionists from the cities of Ijevan and Tigranashen headed to Yerevan, they plan to arrive in the capital by May 1. On this day, the opposition promises to hold the largest rally in recent times. Vanetsyan previously stated that on April 25, «the second stage of the struggle began, which will be more active, dynamic, and its goal will be to mobilize more people.» Vanetsyan has been holding protests at Freedom Square in Yerevan since April 17.
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