YEREVAN. – The movement against rise in electricity prices enters a crucial stage on Saturday, member of the coordination group Davit Sanasaryan said at Baghramyan Avenue.

“We will announce the decision by coordination group at 9p.m. and will take crucial moves after we receive public support,” Sanasaryan said.

“We are not acting in one direction as police might think, we have many plans and will start from plan A,” he assured.

The protest actions against increase in electricity prices have been held since June 22. On June 23 police dispersed protesters and detained 237 people, but the action continued in the evening. Following the statement by President Serzh Sargsyan, the initiative group divided into two groups. The first one left for Liberty Square while another part remained on Baghramyan Avenue where a protest action continues.

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—, per cubic meter, and this decision will take effect on August 1.