On charges of organization of mass riots
Garegin Chugaszyan has been detained in Yerevan's Atenki street thanks to operational-investigative measures taken jointly by officers from National Security Service and Police of the Republic of Armenia. The 57-year-old man had been wanted under the RA Criminal code, article 225, part 1 (Organization of mass disorders) since July, 2016.
Custody has been selected as a measure of restraint.
Note: Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a manner prescribed by the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Armenia and found guilty by a court decision that has entered into legal force.