The RA Law on Freedom of Assemblies provides the Rights and Responsibilities of the Assembly Leader.
The assembly leader:
- Shall determine the course of the assembly, in particular give the floor to speakers and determine the sequence of their speeches;
- Shall be obliged to be present at the assembly and to be accessible for the Police representative;
- Shall be obliged to take the necessary measures during the assembly for ensuring the natural course of the assembly, namely by means of preventing violent actions by the assembly participants, to refrain from violence, and to separate from participants ready to use force;
- Shall have the right to request the Police officers to forcibly remove from the assembly venue the persons, who rudely violate the peaceful and natural course of the assembly;
- Shall be obliged to inform the assembly participants immediately of the requirements of the Police officers on ensuring the peaceful and natural course of the assembly.
The assembly leader has the right to use the help of the necessary number of stewards. Stewards shall carry white signs with the word “Steward”. Other signs shall not be permitted.
