ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made a live broadcast to the participants of the action on blocking the buildings of the courts with a strong request not to succumb to provocations and avoid violence.
Addressing the population live through his Facebook page, Pashinyan noted that he would speak on May 20 at 12.00 during a meeting in the Government, to which he invited a number of high-ranking officials, and inform citizens about further steps. The Prime Minister repeated several times the idea of the necessity of preserving the peaceful and non- violent nature of the action, which should proceed in the logical course of a non-violent, democratic, velvet revolution. "The logic of our actions and tools remains the same," he stressed, noting that, although he had ordered the police to ensure the safety of a peaceful rally, the participants of the action should avoid provocateurs and not respond to them, excluding any violence.
"Of course, I see that there are people who think that through violence they can solve issues and there are courts that assist such people. But I want to remind everyone that we have already proved that by eliminating violence and hatred, one can hold a political struggle, and it is of fundamental importance for us, being a guarantee of our victory, "stressed Pashinyan, stressing that" nothing will prevent us from making Armenia a truly free, truly democratic, truly legal state. "The Prime Minister specifically emphasized that there are no reasons to doubt his decisiveness to go towards this goal. "I just have a work style that not everyone probably accepts. I believe in people, give them a chance, try to keep the processes going without my direct participation. But if all possibilities are exhausted , we must act and act within the essence of our Constitution, in accordance with international law and move towards the goal of creating a truly independent judicial system in the country. I believe in this, I believe in the ideals of our revolution, and I believe that we realize these our ideals'', Pashinyan said. "The reason for the current situation," Pashinyan said, "is that neither I, nor the government, nor the people need puppet courts."