ArmInfo.Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan addressed the citizens of the country and invited everyone to take part in the March 1 demonstration.
"On March 1, at 6:00pm, I invite everyone to take part in the march in memory of those who died on March 1, 2008. The demonstration starts from Freedom Square and goes to the Myasnikyan monument," Pashinyan wrote on his Facebook page.
It should be noted that as a result of clashes at opposition rallies that followed the 2008 presidential elections in Armenia, in which Serzh Sargsyan won de jure, 10 people died on March 1. The investigation is still ongoing. The second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan and a number of high-ranking officials of that time are taking part in the case on charges of overthrowing the constitutional order.
To recall, the current Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan was an active supporter of Levon Ter-Petrosyan, who de jure lost the election, but claimed that the election results were falsified. After the events of March 1, 2008, Pashinyan was convicted of organizing riots for 7 years, but after serving 2 years, he was released on parole.