On Sunday, July 24, photojournalist of Armtimes.com news site, Tigran Mazmanyan, was detained. Aravot.am asked him to present the details, “Yesterday, I got a call from the National Security Service saying that my father is detained and asking for a lawyer. I called the lawyer and was standing in front of the Kentron and Nork-Marash Court to meet the lawyer, at that moment 4 people came up, made me sit in the car and took me to the Investigation Committee on suspicion of participation in mass disorders on 22 July. The filed a report on detention, search and that’s all, they involved me as a witness and released,” – said he. Tigran Mazmanyan stressed that on July 22, he had covered the protest in Khorenatsi Street and has not attended it as a citizen.
He also told us that his father – a war veteran Mher Mazmanyan, is suspected under the Article of Occupation of buildings, facilities, and tomorrow morning, he will be incriminated and a motion for detention will be submitted. Aravot.am also talked to the Chairman of the “Committee to Protect Freedom of Expression” Ashot Melikyan about this. The latter said, “The police continues to function with its own style and does not practice discrimination between protesters and journalists when dispersing any rally, which they are obliged to do so. The journalists continue to suffer as a result of the police actions, and it is very disturbing. All this shows that the police, however, has not changed its practices.”
Ami CHICHAKYAN
