Opposition rally in Yerevan. File photoYEREVAN, May 13. In connection with the protests held in Armenia demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, 12 criminal cases have been initiated, the press service of the Prosecutor General's Office reported. «Based on the reports of police officers received from citizens of signals, publications in the media and Internet resources, the preliminary investigation bodies launched investigations into acts under the articles «beatings», «hooliganism», «use of violence against a representative of the authorities», «public calls for the use of violence, public justification of violence». 12 criminal cases are being investigated,» the website of the General Prosecutor's Office says. It is noted that a total of 14 people are being investigated in criminal cases, seven of them were taken into custody by a court decision, and the investigation also asks for several more to be arrested. Since April 25, the opposition has been holding protests throughout Armenia. The protesters are convinced that the policy of the authorities threatens the country with the loss of statehood and threatens the existence of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. behind the unrest in Armenia
