According to the information spread in the media and
social platforms, a car tried to ram into the crowd during the assembly in
Tavush region, as a result of which one of the residents was injured.
In connection with the above, a discussion procedure was
started on the initiative of Human Rights Defender Anahit Manasyan. The staff
of the Defender is monitoring the media publications related to the incident.
Corresponding letters will be sent to the competent state
authorities with the request to make the circumstances of the mentioned case
the subject of a detailed and comprehensive investigation.
We consider it necessary to emphasize that on the
instructions of the Defender a working group went to Tavush region to carry out
work on the spot with the regional department.
At the same time, according to the information a group of
people were arrested on suspicion of hooliganism and transferred to Noyemberyan
and Tumanyan Police Departments. On the instructions of the Defender, a rapid
response group went to the above-mentioned departments in order to visit the
persons deprived of their liberty and to get acquainted with the state of ensuring
their rights on the spot.
The Human Rights Defender emphasizes once again that any
manifestation of violence is highly unacceptable and condemnable.
Each case should receive a proper legal assessment, and
the guilty should be held accountable.
At the same time, the Defender urges the participants of
the protest, the police and all people present at the assembly place to show
restraint, to ensure the peaceful course of the assembly and the requirements
set by the legislation.
It is also important that in this situation public and
political figures as well as media, not only exclude any speech and behavior
promoting hatred, violence or intolerance, but also oppose them.
Public solidarity can be ensured only through a tolerant
and sensitive attitude towards others and through respectful dialogue. And at
this moment, more than ever, we need such a supportive environment.
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