Strong Armenia party: Detained party supporters still lack status 

ArmInfo.The 17 supporters of the Strong Armenia party, who were forcibly detained by police, have no status yet; no official protocols have been filed against them.  Marianna Ghahramanyan, press secretary for the Strong Armenia party, made this statement in  a conversation with journalists.

According to Ghahramanyan, the supporters-who were detained outside  the Anti-Corruption Court during a hearing for party leader Samvel  Karapetyan-have been in "illegal detention" for over two and a half  hours.  "The arrests, as well as the events that occurred days  earlier, confirm our assertions that the Armenian authorities are in  a panic, they are frightened. This tool (arrests - ed.) has become a  toy in their hands, which they are trying to use as a method of  pressure," Ghahramanyan stated.

As previously reported, 17 people were detained following clashes  between supporters of Strong Armenia party leader Samvel Karapetyan  and police outside the Anti-Corruption Court. Journalists were also  reportedly injured in the brawl. It should be noted that the hearing  will prioritize the businessman's pretrial detention.