ALEXANDER ARZUMANIAN’S DEFENDER IS GOING TO APPLY TO EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

Noyan Tapan
May 31 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Making of application on the fact of
violation of fundamental freedoms and rights of former RA Foreign
Minister Alexander Arzumanian is underway at present. A. Arzumanian’s
defender, lawyer Hovik Arsenian said this in his May 31 interview to
Noyan Tapan correspondent. In his words, the application was based
on the fact that they arrested A. Arzumanian and only after it they
try to motivate the accusation brought to him.

H. Arsenian expressed bewilderment that "we try to prove our
innocence without giving testimony." For that purpose the defence
party presented petitions to National Security Service carrying out
preliminary investigation of the case instituted with accusation
of money laundering. The petitions relate to conducting separate
investigation actions, which in case of being sustained, as the
defender affirmed, will reveal the objective truth.