Caucasus

Sargsyan-opponents can free all the hostages

With their hostage situation a week ago, they wanted to force the resignation of the Armenian President. In vain. Even now, with all the hostages were free: you do not want to Give up the opposition.

After negotiations, the hostage-taker in Yerevan had left the last of the four police officers free, informed the Armenian authorities. The armed attackers would, however, continue to demand the resignation of the government and occupy the building.

“We have resorted to the weapons with the Mission to liberate our country,” said one of the government opponents in front of journalists. He added: “Our demands have not changed: We demand the resignation of (President) Serzh Sargsyan, and the release of political prisoners.” If the safety authorities decide to storm the occupied building, “there are dozens, if not hundreds, give victims”.

Opposition resorts to violence

The attackers had breached the gate of the police area last Sunday with a truck and a gun battle a police officer was killed. Overall, they took eight people hostage, in the past few days, let you free again and again one of them – “as a sign of good will.”

The opponents of the government in the South Caucasus Republic to throw head of state to Sargsyan to a lot of fullness and oppression of the Opposition. The leader of the opposition Schirajr Sefiljan sitting since June due to possession of weapons in prison. The former army commander, is considered to be one of the sharpest critics of the second. Already in 2006, he was for one and a half years in prison, after he had called for the violent overthrow of the government. In 2015, he was arrested again temporarily.

wa/ml (afp, ap, dpa)