YEREVAN. – Civic activist Vaghinak Shushanyan has quit the “No to Plunder” initiative of Armenia.

Shushanyan, a leading figure of “No to Plunder,” announced about the aforesaid in his Facebook account.

“Dear people, I have to leave the “No to Plunder” initiative due to personal problems and workload,” he wrote. “[But] this doesn’t yet mean that I’m leaving the fight.

“On the contrary, I will continue, and I’m ready to take to the streets anytime.

“I will stand with my friends [at the “No to Plunder”], and I’m ready to support them—outside the team—to the extent possible.”

The “No to Plunder” initiative had recently led a series of protests against the decision to raise the price of electricity in Armenia.