
05/12/2022
MP Gegham Manukyan: Incident with elderly in Gyumri was a provocation organized by the authorities
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: On May 8, a clash took place in Gyumri between the elderly and the young members of the Resistance Movement.
The Armenian Report interviewed the father of one of the young men who were arrested in the incident, Taron Manukyan.
Member of Parliament of "Hayastan" faction Gegham Manukyan, referred to the incident, said that they were sorry for what had happened, but it was a specific provocation organized by the government.
“They could have not have given into the provocations, despite the fact that they had completely broken one of the young man’s car,” said the father and MP.
According to Manukyan, the video does not reflect the complete picture, the vehicles of the young individuals was attacked by the elderly. They hit them with eggs, they cursed. According to him, the elderly people were so aggressive that the police could not keep them on the sidewalk.
“They (the government) had turned those elderly men into their political tools,” said Manukyan.
He mentioned that on the day of the rally in Gyumri, the government had organized various provocations.
Details in the video
https://youtu.be/MonaqQlonxA
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: On May 8, a clash took place in Gyumri between the elderly and the young members of the Resistance Movement.The Armenian Report intervie...