Saturday, January 12 2019 12:54

ArmInfo.Residents of Echmiadzin continue to protest against the decision of the court on releasing Manvel Grigoryan on bail. The protest rally takes place at the  beginning of the highway leading to the Zvartonots airport.

Just like yesterday, the participants of the action demand to  immediately arrest Manvel Grigoryan. "We do not want any meetings  with anyone, we want our demands to be fulfilled," the participants  of the action said.

To note, the protesters said they intend to block the road. They also  noted that, despite the fact that representatives of the police are  trying to prevent them from their actions, they understand that the  police are doing their job.

To recall, starting from January 11 protests against the court  decision on release on bail Manvel Grigoryan resumed in Echmiadzin.  Yesterday at 4:00pm demonstrators gathered outside the Criminal Court  of Appeal in Yerevan, where the consideration of a petition to change  the measure of restraint against the former MP from the previously  ruling Republican Party of Armenia, General Manvel Grigoryan, began  yesterday.

To recall, the court of general jurisdiction of the city of Yerevan  on the evening of December 21 decided to release General Manvel  Grigoryan on bail of 25 million drams. He was charged under two  articles: illegal circulation of arms and ammunition and the  appropriation of food and supplies intended for the Armed Forces. At  the end of November, the arrested General appealed to the government,  announcing his readiness to transfer to the state the territory of  the Ankalich farm that belongs to him in the Aknalich community,  costing about 6 billion drams. Lawyer Arsen Mkrtchyan urged not to  consider this step as an attempt to pay off. After the court issued a  decision on the releasing Grigoryan on bail, the inhabitants of  Echmiadzin blocked Grigorian's entry into the city, thus expressing  his attitude towards him.  On December 22, Addressing this topic,  Acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated that he did not  understand the grounds on which the court's decision to release  Manvel Grigoryan on bail was made. At the same time, according to  Pashinyan, he understands the discontent of people protesting against  the decision of the court. "Holding a protest is the right of  citizens", he said. Protests were also held in Yerevan. Further, the  Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia filed an appeal against the  decision of the court of general jurisdiction to release General  Manvel Grigoryan on bail.