WIVES OF THOSE ARRESTED ON CASE OF MARCH 1 EVENTS INTEND TO APPLY TO EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS

NOYAN TAPAN

JU NE 19

Unless the issue of those arrested by political motives is solved,
the wives of the latters are going to apply to the European Court
of Human Rights. Angela Alaverdian, the wife of Hovik Haroutiunian
arrested within the framework of the criminal case instituted on
the March 1 events, said at the June 19 press conference adding:
"We will not apply to the European Court only in case our husbands
are acquitted."

Melisa Brown, the wife of former RA Foreign Minister Alexander
Arzumanian, who is under arrest, said that on June 17 they met
with George Colombier, the Co-reporter of the PACE Monitoring
Commission. According to her, the process of fulfilment of PACE
Resolution N 1609 was discussed during the meeting. "We said that we
notice no progress in the respect of resolution’s fulfilment. The
authorities as if do something, but we, the wives of the political
prisoners, do not feel it. There is no free expression, free press,
right to hold a rally," M. Brown said.

And Marine Haroutiunian, the wife of Grigor Voskerchanian, said that
Colombier’s position was very defensive during the meeting. "In the
end he said that he does his duties honestly. When one starts to
justify himself, it means he is not honest," M. Haroutiunian noted.

The participants of the press conference also said that they have
no special expectations from the commission on study of the March 1
events created in the National Assembly.