Searches and arrests in Armenia: Past days recapped
During the weekend, the offices of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation were searched; 13 people were arrested, two of them being women. The house of Gerasim Vardanyan, a member of the ARF Supreme Council, was also searched; he has been taken into custody for two months. Vardanyan is accused of directing people to protests with financial support. Meanwhile, the commander of the Sisakan detachment, Ashot Minasyan, and five other people were released. They were arrested last Friday. The details recapped: