Yerevan court declares detention of VETO Movement leader unlawful, releases him

News.am, Armenia

Feb 21 2021

15:34, 21.02.2021

A little while ago, the Yerevan court of general jurisdiction declared the detention of leader of VETO Movement Narek Malian unlawful. This is what Malian’s attorney Tigran Atanesyan told reporters in the courtyard.

Earlier, Atanesyan had reported that Narek Malian was detained for making public calls for use of violence, publicly justifying or advocating violence.

Yesterday the performance “Execution of Ceausescu or death to traitors” staged by Malian was supposed to be held at Liberty Square, but he had been detained before that.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS