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YEREVAN. – The demonstrators at Baghramyan Avenue in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia, shall not cover themselves with an opaque plastic cover.

The Deputy Police Chief of Yerevan, Valeri Osipyan, told about the aforesaid to the protesters—who are fighting against the recent decision to raise the price of electricity in the country—during his Tuesday morning inspection of the area.

Osipyan instructed the demonstrators to collect the blue plastic cover and replace it with a transparent one, so that it can be seen from the outside.

“Mr. Osipyan, here we have bread, cheese, [and] everything else that will spoil under the sun,” said the protesters.

“It will not spoil in one day, relax, and do what the Police tell you,” responded Osipyan. “You’re already violating public order, [and] you have closed one of the city’s most important avenues.” 

On the evening of June 23, numerous people had commenced a sit-in at Baghramyan Avenue in capital city Yerevan, closed it off, and demanded the revoking of the decision to raise the price of electricity in the country. But on Sunday, some of them went to Liberty Square, whereas the majority stayed at Baghramyan Avenue.

Despite numerous protests, the Public Services Regulatory Commission recently increased the price of electricity in Armenia by 6.93 drams—instead of 17 drams, proposed by the Electric Networks of Armenia Company—, per cubic meter, and this decision will take effect on August 1. But the decision is expected to be followed by an increase in the prices of numerous products and services in the country.

President Serzh Sargsyan, however, stated that the government will cover this price hike until an audit is conducted at the ENA, which supplies electricity to the country’s residents. Sargsyan also said he does not rule out returning the company to the Armenian government and transferring it to competitive management, if the audit shows that the aforesaid increase in electricity prices is unjustified.

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