ArmInfo.An Armenian citizen has been detained as a result of clashes between the Police and the demonstrators in Tbilisi. This is reported by the Embassy of Armenia in Georgia. "According to preliminary information, detained person is Minas Minasyan, born in 1995, originally from the Armavir region of Armenia. He studies in Tbilisi. By a court decision Minas Minasyan will remain under arrest for 13 days.
The Armenian Embassy in Georgia maintains constant communication with the law enforcement agencies of Georgia, and the diplomats of the embassy soon they will visit Minas Minasyan, "the RA Embassy said. The office of the Ombudsman of Armenia confirmed the information about the detention of a citizen of the Republic of Armenia. The office is in constant contact with the Georgian side on this issue. To recall, the capital of Georgia on Thursday was overwhelmed by protest actions, the reason for which was the participation State Duma Deputy Sergei Gavrilov in the session of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of Orthodoxy, who was offered to sit in the chair of the Georgian parliament. Anti-government rally was dispersed by special forces, who used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons. According to the latest data of the Ministry of Healthcare, the number of victims reached 240 people. During the protests on Thursday and Friday, more than 300 people were detained, the Georgian Interior Ministry said. In connection with the growth of anti-Russian sentiment, Russian President Vladimir Putin convened a meeting of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, after which it was announced that on July 8, it was decided to temporarily suspend flights of Russian airlines to Georgia.