It was revealed that persons apprehended in a number of Police units are kept for more than the set time

It was revealed that persons apprehended in a number of Police units are kept  for more than the set time

The visits of the Defender's Office representatives to the Police units of Yerevan revealed that in a number of units apprehended persons are kept for more than the set time.

 

Measures are taken to identify the grounds for their detention and to take legal actions on that basis.

 

It should be noted that from the very beginning of demonstrations the RA Human Rights Defender's Office has attentively followed the process.

 

An emergency schedule has been set up, working groups have been created,  which, based on their professional direction, carry out 24-hour monitoring of the demonstrations, conduct visits related to the facts of isolation of participants of demonstrations by police, as well as monitor media publications and social networks.