Former Chief of Staff-General Secretary of the National Assembly of Armenia Ara Saghatelyan has been detained, Saghatelyan’s attorney Hakob Yenokyan reported.

Yenokyan also informed that Saghatelyan has been detained on suspicion of organizing assemblies in violation of the procedure established by law and added that he is preparing to dispute the lawfulness of his client’s detention in court.

Citizens of Yerevan have been shutting down streets of Yerevan with the demand for Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation for the past two days now, and citizens of Gyumri joined the demonstrations today. Police officers, including a large number of masked police officers, used force and apprehended protesters, including public and political figures.