YEREVAN, JULY 25, ARMENPRESS. Ashot Aharonyan, Head of Public Relations and Press Department of the Police denies the circulating news according to which the Police of Sevan have refused to carry out their duties.

Aharonyan wrote on Facebook – “Information has spread on the internet, which states as if the Police of Sevan have refused to carry out their duties. We inform that all police officers of the Republic of Armenia are clearly and fully performing their duties. We urge those who spread similar absurd disinformation to refrain from dirty intentions of escalating the situation and from confusing the public”.

Earlier Aharonyan announced that some social media users and separate groups are regularly spreading disinformation over the events regarding the Police station ambush in Yerevan.

“We urge the abovementioned people and groups to refrain from spreading disinformation and escalating the situation. We urge mass media and social network users to refrain from this ungrounded information and in case of necessity call law enforcement agencies to get credible information”, he wrote.

In the morning of July 17 gunmen stormed a Police HQ in Yerevan and took hostages – demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilyan, who was imprisoned a month ago, charged with illegal possession, transportation and acquirement of weapons and ammunition. Police Colonel Artur Vanoyan was killed by the gunmen during the ambush. Colonel Aram Hovhannisyan, Lt. – Colonel Hrach Khosteghyan, Corporal Gagik Mkrtchyan received gunshot wounds.