On July 1, 2009, Pashinyan came out of hiding and surrendered himself to Armenian police after a general amnesty declared by the Armenian authorities on June 19 of opposition figures that have been detained following the March 1 events [REF].
Pashinyan was one of several opposition activists freed after an amnesty measure was passed by the National Assembly of Armenia in late May 2011, during a period of protracted anti-government protests.