ArmInfo. Today, by the decision of the court, key figures of Sasna Tsrer, the armed rebel group, Varuzhan Avetsiyan and Arayik Khandoyan were released from custody. "The members of Sasna Tsrer were released under the guarantees of a group of MPs of the Tsarukyan faction," the report reads.
To recall, on July 17, 2016, the Sasna Tsrer group seized the regiment of the Armenian Police Patrol Service in the administrative district of Erebuni in Yerevan, demanding the release of coordinator of the civil initiative "Constituent Parliament" Zhirayr Sefilyan, who was under arrest on charges of illegally purchasing and storing weapons. The group folded their arms and surrendered to the authorities on July 31. All this time protests were held in the capital in support of the members of the group. During the events, 3 law enforcers were killed and 6 others were injured.
On June 6 the Sasna Tsrer group stated that it closes the page of armed rebel ad is ready to assist the new government. "At this stage, when the possibility of revenge is not eliminated, and the total victory of the people has not yet been fixed, our calling and duty to be higher than political differences and to support the credible government of Nikol Pashinyan in all matters relating to the rights of the people. We call upon all our supporters to follow this logic and continue the national liberation struggle, we are the masters of our country>, they noted in the statement.