Anti-crisis group that is coordinating the mass protests in Yerevan these days has made a statement, in which it explains the reasons of its "mistakes" during the yesterday's demonstration, which indirectly led to clashes between Police and the members of Daredevils of Sasoun group, which has seized the Police building.
The statement particularly stresses that the group has made the decision to end the protest and urge the citizens to go home taking into consideration tense situation formed as a result of authorities' actions. "By the authorities' order police cordons were placed along the Tigran Mets Avenue, there were special people sent to sabotage skirmishes with the participants of the oppositionist demonstration. In order to avoid possible clashes and bloodshed we have made a decision to stop the protest, which led to the participants' discontent". At the same time the authors of the statement urge the citizens of the country to launch movement of civil disobedience.
To note, yesterday after the participants of the protest left Khorenatsi Street firefight began on the territory of the seized building between the policemen and the rebels, as a result of which two members of the armed group and one policeman were injured.