The civil group calling for a fair prosecution against the perpetrators of the Harsnaqar deadly clash protested outside the Armenian Police on Thursday, urging it to disclose the copies of the case to the lawyer of Vahe Avetyan, the military doctor killed in the aftermath of the incident.

The protesters claimed that the police failure not to submit the documents is inconsistent with an earlier promise to do everything possible to ensure a fair proceeding.

The gathering had brought together different political and civil groups, including young activists of the opposition Armenian National Congress, representatives of the Heritage party, members of the Sardarapat Movement, rights activists and others.

Avetyan, who headed the ENT Department of the Yerevan Garrison Hospital, was beaten up together with two other colleagues on the premises of the Harsnaqar restaurant on June 17. He was hospitalized in a critical condition and died twelve days later, without coming to consciousness.

One of the protesters, Zaruhi Hovhannisyan, said replacing the charges against the culprits to characterize the merciless act as a negligent murder is but ridiculous.

She said the move is part of the efforts to cover up the case

“We wish to remind the police to prevent [any attempts] to cover up such a high-profile case that has created a demand for justice,” she said, warning that the group will closely follow the proceeding.

An investigator in charge for the case met the crowd outside, asking them to create a group of activists for discussing the matter upstairs. But the group declined the proposal.

David Sanasaryan of the opposition Heritage party said it would be enough for the police to act in an open manner, involving the attorneys in the proceeding.

The legal successors of the aggrieved, Tigran Yegoryan and Lusine Hakobyan, later joined the protest. The latter told reporters that they have so far had not access to the documents and materials relating case.

“It was only yesterday that we got a notice for getting familiarized with our cases,” she said.”Instead of minding their own business, the police are busy with issuing statements.”

A chief of the Police Inspectorate General of Criminal Investigation, Arsen Ayvazyan, also talked to journalists, noting that they had sent the notices on July 27.

The attorneys finally went upstairs to get familiarized with the case materials.