YEREVAN, AUGUST 5, ARMENPRESS. After the July events in Armenia the key to maintaining the stability of the situation is in the leadership’s hands, “Armenpress” reports, executive director of “Against Violation of Law” NGO, former Armenian Ombudsman Larisa Alaverdyan said referring to the political situation in Armenian created after the gunmen’s laying down the weapons.

She said the mediations in the negotiation process gave their positive results. She said there will be people who will once again try to apply illegal methods, and there will be those who will go on changes with the leadership through peaceful means. “I think now is the best moment to make political and personnel changes”, she stated.

Larisa Alaverdyan said during these tense days (July 17-31) the journalists were in their places. “We had a group of journalists who came, stood and were beaten. And now I am confident they will do everything to restore the justice”, she said.

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 has been killed by the gunmen during the ambush.

Colonel Aram Hovhannisyan, Lt. – Colonel Hrach Khosteghyan, Corporal Gagik Mkrtchyan received gunshot wounds.

The hostages were released within a week, but on July 27 the gunmen took hostage the paramedics who came to show medical assistance to the wounded in Police station.

On July 30 a police officer Yuri Tepanosyan has been killed by sniper fire from the seized police precinct.

On July 31 the gunmen laid down the weapons and surrendered.