“On Friday, Vahagn Chakhalyan started having pains, only on the 2nd or 3rd day.

Vahagn Chakhalyan, the founder of the “Kamk” public initiative, was detained for 2 months by the decision of the General Jurisdiction Court of Yerevan on July 5 of last year. A criminal case was initiated against him under Article 43-308, Part 1 of the Criminal Code: preparation for usurpation of power) and Article 43-419, Part 1: preparation for terrorism.

He is blamed for what the “Holy Struggle” supporters are accused of. for “usurpation of power and preparation of terrorism”.

The other day by court order Vahagn Chakhalyan’s preventive detention was replaced by house arrest, his health condition is bad.

Vahagn Chakhalyan’s lawyer Vrezh Khachikyan According to him, before he was transferred from the penitentiary to house arrest, he had kidney pains on Friday evening.

“My client had health problems, but until that moment we were not allowed to speak in court, but he did not have kidney complaints. All that came to light during the last 8 months of detention. During this time, Vahagn Chakhalyan was once taken to a punishment cell, he was kept in cold conditions for several days. We applied to the HRD and only after we raised the issue, they turned on a small heater in the punishment cell. On Friday, Vahagn Chakhalyan started having pains, only on the 2nd or 3rd day they brought him to inject a pain reliever.

After that, he was transferred to “Izmirlian” medical center, they examined him, and it was found that there was a stone in the kidneys. It can be said that my client’s life was in danger at that time.” of 168.am Vrezh Khachikyan said in a conversation with

According to the lawyer, according to the alleged and false accusation, the “18 righteous” are accused of forming a “terrorist group” and “organizing terrorism”.

“Vahagn Chakhalyan is accused because his last name was given in those recordings, but the name Vahagn was not there, it was added by the investigator or the operational employee, in connection with which we will make a report later. It is not known who is the organizer and who is the facilitator in those recordings, all of them are organizers and facilitators, such a thing does not happen in the field of criminal law,” added our interlocutor.

Vrezh Khachikyan emphasized that in those recordings, without a name, it is only said: where is Chakhalyan and what did Chakhalyan say?

Continuing, the lawyer also said that “in the case of the 18 righteous”, unfortunately, only Saint Bagrat is in prison.

“Vahagn Chakhalyan has been in prison for 8 months, his house is under bail, what man does not work for so long and the house does not end up in such a bad condition?” That’s why we asked to change his restraining order, unfortunately, the court gave him house arrest for 3 months. We believe that during this period Vahagn Chakhalyan’s speeches in the court about the current authorities, in which he presents the true picture, had an impact on the court’s decision. In other words, a process directed by the authorities is taking place, we assume that the court also carries out that direction.

I am sure that if justice is done, everyone should be acquitted,” emphasized Vrezh Khachikyan.

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