Former deputy speaker of Armenian parliament handcuffed by police

The law enforcement officers of Armenia have detained the former Deputy Chairman of the country’s parliament, a representative of the Republican Party, Eduard Sharmazanov.

Sharmazanov was detained at the intersection of Teryan and Isahakyan streets in Yerevan and taken to a police department in the city of Abovyan, Caliber.Az reports, citing the Armenian media.

Among those detained, there is also the former parliamentarian from the Republican Party, Armen Ashotyan, former Speaker of the Parliament, Samvel Nikoyan, former Head of the Parliamentary Commission on Financial-Credit and Budgetary Issues, Gagik Minasyan, and Arthur Gevorgyan, Head of the Public Relations Department of Yerevan Municipality.

According to the police, 73 people were detained in the morning on May 18. At the moment, the opposition reportedly continues protesting and temporarily blocks the streets.