Armenian ex-president Kocharyan's son beaten and detained in Yerevan VIDEO

Levon Kocharyan, son of Armenia's former president Robert Kocharyan detained in Yerevan.

"Protesting citizens in Yerevan blocked a number of streets. The situation escalated, and fights and riots broke out between the protesters and the police. During this time, the police detained a number of citizens, among them Levon Kocharyan, son of the second president Robert Kocharyan," Caliber.Az reports citing Term.am.

Protesters have blocked a number of Yerevan streets since early morning, at the same time a protest against the Pashinyan government is taking place near the government building.