YEREVAN. - Yerevan Chief of Police Vladimir Gasparyan visited Yerevan’s Baghramyan Avenue to inquire about his workers, Mr. Osipyan told Armenian News – NEWS.am on Wednesday.

Responding to the question on how he assesses their work, Mr Osipyan said  ‘good’.

Osipyan also said it’s the first time he has heard about an alleged arrest of a citizen in Baghramyan Avenue. He once again stressed that the police do not carry out special actions.

On Tuesday evening at 19:00, the citizens gathered in Yerevan’s Baghramyan Avenue, blocked it and are still demanding to cancel the decision on electricity price hike adopted on June 17.  

Despite the numerous protests over the electricity price hike, the new electricity tariff was approved at the session of Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia (PSRC) on June 17.  The electricity price has gone up by 6,93 AMD, reaching 48,78 AMD (previously 41,85 AMD) per 1 kWh. Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) CJSC had proposed to raise the electricity price by 17 AMD per 1 kWh.