Smbat Aivazian Denies Torture

Emil Lazarian News

SMBAT AIVAZIAN DENIES TORTURE

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25 February, 2008

At about 9.30 a.m. on February 25 the Office of Human Rights
Defender received a report that the police inflict torture on Smbat
Aivazyan. The working group set up by the instruction of Armenia’s
Ombudsman Armen Harutiunian, visited the central police department
and had a private talk with Smbat Aivazian.

Smbat Aivazyan denied that he had been tortured, and said he had no
problems with health.

As of now, Smbat Aivazian has hired a lawyer, the Department of Public
Relations and Information of the Human Rights Defender reports.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

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“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