Judge Garik Abelyan made an order for the second time, illegally extending my detention for another 2 months. Leader of “Mother Armenia” party Andranik Tevanyan published a letter from “Yerevan-Kentron” prison. According to him, under the terms of pre-trial and state secret, his lawyers are deprived of speaking more publicly and making deductions about the groundlessness of the case.

“It is noteworthy that the prosecution also admits that there is no solid evidence in the accusation they have presented, but they “justify” the arrest by saying that they are working to find evidence and grounds for what they said. In other words, they actually admit that the “case” is raw, the evidence is based on supposition, but within the framework of “he vsyak” and the order, Aregnaz Manukyan and I were detained so that, allegedly, we would not interfere with their work or avoid the investigation,” Tevanyan wrote.

According to him, at the court session held on July 21, the defense side requested to open the trial to give the public an opportunity to get acquainted with the circumstances of the case. According to Tevanyan, the investigator objected, and the court again held the session behind closed doors. Andranik Tevanyan, the leader of the “Mother Armenia” movement, has again denied the accusations of being recruited by foreign special services and receiving $622,000 in exchange for secret information.

“It’s a lie, there is no evidence or justification,” Tevanyan wrote.

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