Police Chief: If there is a need to use arms, let me be the first victim

We rule out the use of arms against our people under any circumstances, Armenian Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan told reporters in Arzni today in response to a question whether police will use arms against demonstrators if they fail to disperse a rally.

We should remind that Armenian police held today the final phase of command and headquarters exercise in the territory of Arzni airport.

“If there is a need to use arms or to die, let me be the first victim. But we will not use arms under any circumstances,” the Police Chief added.

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