YEREVAN. – A total of 21 people were taken to police stations during Thursday’s demonstrations in Gyumri city, the Armenia Police informed Armenian News-NEWS.am. 

The Police also informed that administrative offense reports were prepared against nineteen of them and, subsequently, everyone was released.

On Thursday evening, a total of 38 people were taken to police stations from Liberty Square and the surrounding area in capital city of Yerevan.

The Police also informed that administrative offense reports were prepared against three others who were detained outside the Embassy of Russia in Yerevan.

In addition, guns were found in the possession of two people who were detained on Thursday evening, an investigation is underway, and all others, who were detained on Thursday evening, have been released.

As reported earlier, six members of the Avetisyan family—including a two-year-old girl—were shot dead, and a six-month-old baby boy was wounded in their house in Gyumri on Monday. Valery Permyakov, a serviceman of the 102nd Russian Military Base in the city, stands accused in this crime. Permyakov was apprehended by the Russian border guards near the Armenian-Turkish border, and he was arrested on Wednesday. Valery Permyakov is held in custody at the Russian military base.

The soldier is charged under Russian law, with “the murder of more than two people,” and “desertion with a service weapon.” The Investigative Committee of Armenia also has launched a criminal case on the murder.

The Prosecutor General’s Office had said Permyakov will face justice under Russian law, and this move provoked wave of protests in Armenia, especially in Gyumri and capital city Yerevan.