Armenia's Security Council accuses opposition of plans to seize parliament building

The National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia announced that the organizers of the protest rallies in Yerevan are preparing to seize the building of the National Assembly of Armenia, Report informs.

According to the Security Service, the organizers intend to incite participants to illegal actions to destabilize the situation in the country.

The National Security Service says it received reliable operational information that the organizers of the rally in Yerevan intend to incite illegal actions by provocations during the upcoming session of the National Assembly, to provoke participants to seize the parliament building. The purpose of these plans is to destabilize security in the country and disrupt public order, the NSS added.

The state service notes that in the event of provocations, the organizers of the protest actions and participants of the illegal activities will bear full responsibility for what happened, who "equally share the entire burden of criminal responsibility."

Armenian opposition has been holding mass protests in Yerevan since the beginning of last week, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.