YEREVAN. – Armenian Police have commenced disarming the security personnel of the oligarchs because carrying weapons is prohibited, except for cases permitted by the law, Hraparak daily reports. 

“We learned that the bodyguards of ‘Gasoline Rubo’—former [Prosperous Armenia Party] PAP, currently [ruling coalition’s Orinats Yerkir (Rule of Law) Party] RLP  member, Ruben Masumyan—and of a furniture store director were ‘disarmed’ in the past two days. And the first ‘victim’ was [National Assembly] NA MP, PAP member Karo Karapetyan.    

In an interview with us yesterday [Friday], [Police Chief Vladimir] Gasparyan noted as follows in this regard: ‘This is a continuous process and it concerns everyone.’  

Let us see when the [ruling Republican Party] RPA oligarchs’ turn will come.

To note, [this] operation is primarily carried out in the evening hours,” Hraparak writes.