Just two days after threatening a violent crackdown, Vladimir Gasparian, the flamboyant chief of the Armenian police, praised on Tuesday the "craziness" of young people continuing to occupy a key Yerevan street in protest against an electricity price hike.
Gasparian caused outrage and ridicule in Armenia with his menacing statements made during almost daily visits to the blocked section of Marshal Bagramian Avenue last week. He was particularly furious in scolding the protesters on Sunday evening.
Gasparian adopted a far more conciliatory tone when he approached and a struck up a conversation with a group of youngsters camped out there on Tuesday afternoon. "The police are powerful enough to deal with even against tens of thousands of people," he told them. "But should they break up citizens, young people, my type of people?"
Armenian News
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