These activists were detained following the clashes between the officers of the law and the demonstrators.
The melee occurred when the protesters had stood on the NA enclosure, and attempted to hang a large banner that read “No” up on the enclosure.
As reported earlier, the parliament just recently passed the NA draft decision on agreeing to hold a referendum on the draft amendments to the Constitution.
The “No” front, however, plans to continue the respective fight in the street.
The plebiscite is expected to be conducted in early December.
Pursuant to the new draft Constitution, Armenia will make a transition from a semi-presidential to a parliamentary system of governance. The opponents of the proposed constitutional amendments, however, consider these amendments to be the authorities’ attempt to hang on to power.
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