news.am, Armenia
Aug 27 2011
Arrested opposition activist a political prisoner – Armenian politician
August 27, 2011 | 15:38
YEREVAN.- Activist of the opposition Armenian National Congress Tigran
Arakelyan is a political prisoner, he was arrested on political
grounds, said member of Social Democrat Hunchakian party Lyudmila
Sargsyan.
She stressed that nowadays the Armenian citizens are no protected from
law enforcers’ unlawfulness.
`The authorities do not plan to change the measure of restraint
against Tigran Arakelyan. Therefore, one can assert he is a political
prisoner, the incident was instigated by the authorities,’ she added.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am reported earlier, 7 ANC activists were
detained on August 9, around 10:00 p.m. from Northern Avenue of
Yerevan downtown. The court upheld the detention of the third activist
Tigran Arakelyan who is accused of using violence against law
enforcer.
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