SOUREN SOURENYANTS EMBARKS ON HUNGER STRIKE

arminfo
2008-03-24 16:40:00

ArmInfo. Souren Sourenyants, a member of the Political Council of the
"Republic" party and the party’s press-secretary, who has been arrested
within the frames of the criminal case on March 1 mass disorders,
embarks on hunger strike.

As Press-secretary of Armenian Justice Minister Lana Mshetsyan told
ArmInfo correspondent, Sourenyants made this statement at Nubarashen
penitentiary Monday morning. Sourenyants demands a meeting with
the investigator, his lawyer and the ombudsman. However, according
to the source, Sourenyants met his lawyer Monday morning. To note,
Sourenyants’ lawyer is Hovik Arsenyan.