Arrested opposition blogger Mikayel Badalyan has been taken to a civilian hospital, lawyer Arsen Babayan, a senior member of the opposition Homeland Party, said on Friday.
“Political prisoner Mika Badalyan, the leader of the Liberation Movement, has been taken to a civilian hospital,” he wrote on Telegram, promising to provide further details.
Badalyan, who is a pro-Russian activist, was arrested on May 24 on charges of making a “false statement about terrorism” under Article 259 of Armenia’s Criminal Code.
He denies the charges as politically motivated.
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