SUREN SURENIANTS RELEASED AFTER GIVING WRITTEN UNDERTAKING NOT TO LEAVE ARMENIA
Noyan Tapan
April 17, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA Special Investigation Service
on April 17 made a decision to change the precuationary measure
with respect to Suren Sureniants, member of the political board of
"Republic" party, who was arrested in connection with the Yerevan
events related to the presidential election. Giving a written
undertaking not to leave Armenia was chosen as a new precautionary
measure. NT correspondent was informed by spokeswoman for the RA
prosecutor general Sona Truzian that the above mentioned decision
was made based on the instruction given by the prosecutor general
Aghvan Hovsepian the day before: to change the precautionary measure,
taking into account the state of his health, as well as the fact
that he will not hide from the investigation body and will not hinder
the investigation during pretrial and trial proceedings. A group of
deputies of the National Assembly had filed a petition to the Special
Investigation Service to replace S. Sureniants’ precautinary measure
due to his ill health. Sureniants’ health has deteriorated because
of a long hunger strike.