YEREVAN. – Assessments in connection with presence of political prisoners in Armenia must not be simply words, PM Hovik Abrahamyan said asked about detention of the opposition activists from the Founding Parliament initiative.

“I do not accept your assessments. It is not enough just to say something,” he said.

The law enforcement officers on Tuesday had detained Jirair Sefilian, several other initiative members, and the Armenian Rebirth movement’s Lebanon representative, Toros Sefilian, who is Jirair Sefilian’s brother.

The opposition “100th [Armenian Genocide] Anniversary Without the Regime” movement had issued a respective message.

The Investigative Committee of Armenia also released a statement saying that they have prevented the organizing of mass disorder at the places of public events to be held in the country on April 24, the centennial of the Armenian Genocide.