ArmInfo."Free Democrats" party strongly condemns the use of violence against peaceful protesters.
According to the party's statement, the use of violence is a gross violation of the rights of citizens to conduct peaceful actions provided for by the Constitution and the laws of Armenia. The party considers it inadmissible for the arrest of the deputies of the National Assembly Nikol Pashinyan, Sasun Mikaelyan, Ararat Mirzoyan and other participants in the movement. "We urge the authorities to immediately release the arrested and return to the negotiating table in order to find a way out of the current situation, which must be resolved peacefully, without the use of force and exclusively by political methods," the statement said.
The party notes that the protests in Yerevan and the regions of the country are exclusively peaceful. The use of forceful methods kills all citizens' hopes for their future.