The Human Rights Defender applied to the Prosecutor General to initiate criminal proceedings immediately after the publication of the information on violence against women members of "Yerkir Tsirani" faction of the Council of Elders of Yerevan.
It was clarified that materials are being prepared within the Criminal Procedure Code.
Zaruhi Postanjyan, the Head of "Yerkir Tsirani" faction of the Council of Elders of Yerevan has been notified about it in written form.
The issue of criminal proceeding has also been raised with regard to the information on obstruction of the work of journalists covering the session of the Council of Elders of Yerevan during the incident.