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YEREVAN, JUNE 24, ARMENPRESS. The police of the Republic of Armenia have information that there are stones in the rubbish bins placed in the center of Baghramyan Avenue by the protestors. Deputy Chief of Police Valery Osipyan declared that it is necessary to check this information. The police and a few protestors opened the garbage bins and got convinced that there are no stones there. After checking the information it turned out that there was construction waste in the garbage bins.
Earlier it was suggested that the protestors moved to the Freedom Square. The police promised to give warranty that their demonstration will not be hindered in the Freedom Square. Still, the protestors didn’t agree even to negotiate on this issue. The police informed that they will take no actions. There are former and present MPs, intellectuals, representatives of show business, lawyers, journalists and clergymen who arrived at the protest sight at night in order to form a living wall between the protestors and police.
The new electricity tariff was approved at the session of Armenia’s Public Services Regulatory Commission of Armenia on June 17. The electricity price has increased by 6,93 AMD, reaching 48,78 AMD per 1 kWh. Electric Networks of Armenia CJSC had suggested increasing the electricity price by 17 AMD per 1 kWh.