YEREVAN, JULY 23, ARMENPRESS.  A criminal case has been initiated at the Special Investigation Service upon reports about disproportionate use of force against citizens.

As “Armenpress” was informed from the press service of the Special Investigation Service, based on reports of a group of citizens, as well as evidences caught by mass media there are enough grounds to consider that policemen of different police departments have abused their power and hampered the professional activities of journalists and lawyers by using violence after the gunmen stormed police station in Yerevan's Erebuni district on July 17. 

Criminal lawsuits are initiated against the policemen accused of the mentioned crimes. Preliminary investigation is underway.