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Ten people were taken to the Intensive Care Unit of Yerevan’s Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center after the events on Bagramian Avenue, Panorama.am learned from ICU staff.

According to the source, 6 of those hospitalized have already been discharged from the hospital, while the four others still remain at hospital, but are expected to be released soon.

We would remind you that Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA) Company earlier submitted a bid to the Public Services Regulatory Commission about a rise in electricity tariffs. The parliamentary opposition considers it unfounded and serving the interests of that company. The current night-time tariff for the population is 31.85 drams per one KWh, the daytime tariff is 41.85 drams. The bid of ENA proposed raising the tariffs to 48 and 58 drams respectively. Yet the Commission satisfied the bid of ENA only partially on June 17. The tariffs in Armenia will increase by 6.93 drams, and not by 17 drams.

The Commission’s decision will take force on August 1, 2015. On June 19 the civic initiative ‘No to Robbery’ staged a rally in Yerevan against the power tariff hike. The activists later decided to hold a 3-day sit-in in Yerevan’s Liberty Square. Late Monday, June 22 the rally participants staged a march to the presidential residence at 26 Bagramian Ave.

Early Tuesday, June 23, the police used water cannons to disperse demonstrators who blocked the central Bagramian Avenue in Yerevan. Prior to dispersal, the police told demonstrators to leave Bagramian Avenue and return to Liberty Square so that traffic could resume. Over 200 people, including reporters, were taken to police stations. 25 people sought emergency first aid, the press service of Health Ministry reported. Following the events on Bagramian Avenue, the Office of Armenian Prosecutor General opened a criminal case under the article ‘hooliganism’.