ARMAN BABAJANIAN TEMPORARILY STOPS HUNGER STRIKE

Noyan Tapan
Jul 23, 2007

YEREVAN, JULY 23, NOYAN TAPAN. Arman Babajanian, the editor-in-chief of
the Zhamanak Yerevan newspaper, on June 21, submitted an application
to the management of the Nubarashen penitentiary institution, on
stopping the hunger strike he went on the day before. As Noyan Tapan
correspondent was informed by Syuzan Simonian, the Spokesperson of the
Penitentiary Institutions Department of the RA Ministry of Justice,
A. Babajanian’s health condition is normal.

According to Armine Ohanian, the editor of the Zhamanak Yerevan
newspaper, A. Babajanian made the decision to stop the hunger strike
after the visit of the chief of the above mentioned department and
after "making some arrangement" with him.

It should be mentioned that A. Babajanian sentenced to 3.5 years’
imprisonment for evading military service had gone on a hunger strike
as a token of protest against the respective commission’s dismissing
the penitentiary institution’s application to release him ahead of
the schedule.