Policemen were released after lengthy negotiations
The armed group, which has been almost a week keeps the police in Yerevan, on Saturday, July 23, freed two hostages and police. About this “Interfax” said a source in law enforcement bodies.
“As a result of lengthy negotiations, two people released,” — said the Agency interlocutor, without specifying the names of police officers.
One of the members of the group Varuzhan Avetisyan told journalists earlier that after the meeting with the Director of the national security Service George Cucoana and a member of Parliament of Karabakh Vitaly Balasanyan, an agreement was reached to create in the occupied territory of the press center. In return, the invaders promised to release the Deputy head of the Armenian police major-General Vardan Yeghiazaryan and the Deputy chief of Yerevan police, Colonel Valery Osipyan.
Recall, 20 July, armed men seized the building of the regiment of patrol-guard service of the police of Armenia in Yerevan, has released five people. Law enforcement agencies have continued to be members of an armed group talks about the release of the remaining hostages. Later in the day in the capital of Armenia in the area occupied zdenyanchin the clashes of protesters with the police, which was foiled by the security forces.
July 17, a group of people armed with assault rifles and pistols, shvatilsya police station in Yerevan. During the attack, was killed by a police Colonel, three more employees of bodies of internal Affairs were wounded.
The invaders demanded the resignation of President Serzh Sargsyan and the release of the arrested in late June on charges of illegal possession of weapons Zhirayr Sefilyan, the leader of the radical opposition movement in Armenia.
