Sasun Mikaelyan may be released early – Republican MP
13:53 * 05.05.11
Political prisoner Sasun Mikaelyan may be released ahead of time upon
the ruling coalition’s request, Karen Avagyan of the ruling Republican
Party faction in parliament has said.
“The coalition made the decision considering his health condition,”
Avagyan told reporters on Thursday.
Former National Assembly íember Sasun Mikaelyan was sent to jail over
charges on the March 2008 political turmoil in Yerevan. In June 2009,
he was sentenced to eight years in prison. His health condition
deteriorated while in detention. He underwent surgeries twice.
On Wednesday, Armenia’s first president and leader of the opposition
alliance Armenian National Congress Levon Ter-Petrosyan visited
Mikayelyan.
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From: A. Papazian
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