An Armenian human rights campaigner claimed to have been assaulted by Ruben Hayrapetian late on Sunday as hundreds of activists clashed with riot police in continuing protests against deadly violence at a restaurant owned by the government-linked businessman.
Armen Vezirian, a member of the Armenian Helsinki Association, was among the protesters that gathered outside the Harsnakar restaurant compound in Yerevan for another candlelight vigil for Vahe Avetian, a military doctor who was beaten to death there late last month.
Vezirian said he was confronted by Hayrapetian after approaching the two-story restaurant. "I was taking pictures when he said that it's private property, swore at me and told me to get out," he told journalists. "Then he punched me."
Armenian News
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