18-year-old David Minasyan has been hospitalized after repeatedly passing out while in custody, his lawyer said on Friday.
“A decision has now been made to hospitalize David given his health condition. Medical examinations are underway and updates will be provided later,” lawyer Lusine Martirosyan said in a statement.
The teenager was detained following a Palm Sunday incident at St. Anna Church in Yerevan involving Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. He was later charged and placed in pre-trial detention for two months.
According to his lawyer, Minasyan lost consciousness before reaching Armavir Penitentiary after a court hearing and was taken to a medical center in Echmiadzin. On Friday, he was being transferred from the Armavir prison to Abovyan Penitentiary when he again lost consciousness en route.
He was initially taken to a medical facility in Abovyan before being transferred to Nairi Medical Center in Yerevan for further treatment.
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