YEREVAN. - Activists of the “Rise up, Armenia” movement presented their demands in front of the Armenian police building, after which they continued their march to the Prosecutor General’s Office.

Ashot Aharonyan, Head of the Communication and Public Relations Department of the Armenian Police, approached the activists. The protestors presented him their demands to release activist Gevorg Safaryan and punish the Commander of 4th special police battalion, Captain Gegham Khachatryan, Armenian News – NEWS.am correspondent reports.  According to them, the policeman came at the activist and not the other way round.  

In Aharonyan’s words, the police do their best within their authorities to ascertain the circumstances. Criminal case has been launched into the statement by Safaryan, and if the investigation finds out that the activist was really attacked by the policeman and Gegham Khachatryan’s powers are to be terminated, this will happen.  

Clashes took place between the “New Armenia” activists and policemen on New Year Eve because of an activist who had dressed in Christmas tree costume and walked down the capital’s streets.