YEREVAN. – A march in memory of “Food Provider” Artur Sargsyan kicked off Tuesday nearby Karen Demirchyan Sports and Concert Complex in Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia.

The participants in the march are walking towards the funeral parlor where Sargsyan’s wake will be held. 

They are holding flowers, a wreath, and signs with the photo of the “Food Provider,” the Armenian News-NEWS.am reporter informed from on location.

After the wake, a candlelight vigil for Sargsyan will be held at Liberty Square in downtown Yerevan.

He will be interred on Wednesday.

Artur Sargsyan, a.k.a. the Food Provider, died on March 16 at “Armenia” Medical Center, in Yerevan.

He was charged with aiding the Sasna Tsrer armed group, which had taken over a police patrol regiment building in Yerevan, taken hostages, but later surrendered, in July 2016. 

On July 26, Artur Sargsyan had broken through a police cordon with a vehicle loaded with food, and delivered food to the Sasna Tsrer gunmen.