AUTHORITIES WILL BE TO BLAME
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08:18 pm | July 30, 2009
Politics
Leader of the "Heritage" faction Armen Martirosyan is expecting
steps to be taken by Serzh Sargsyan after the letter that he sent
for the immediate release of editor-in-chief of "Zhamanak-Yerevan"
newspaper Arman Babajanyan.
"Every hour in prison could be fatal for Babajanyan and if anything
happens to Babajanyan, the authorities will be to blame."
Martirosyan believes that the issue of releasing Babajanyan is not
a legal issue, but a political one.
"If they weren’t able to maintain his health condition at a normal
level at the penitentiary, they were obligated to release him
immediately and allow him to solve his health problems."
Martirosyan doesn’t understand why Babajanyan is locked up when his
term ends in September and the authorities will be forced to release
him anyway.
Martirosyan believes that the reason for political persecutions
against Babajanyan is the course taken by "Zhamanak-Yerevan".
"Babajanyan was arrested at a time when "Zhamanak-Yerevan" started
becoming popular and printed articles by representatives of the
oppositionists."
Martirosyan finds that if Serzh Sargsyan has any sense of right and
wrong, he must release Babajanyan.
What if he doesn’t? In response, Martirosyan said: "In that case,
Babajanyan will be released on September 15."
Arman Babajanyan is currently at the "Prisoners’ Hospital"
penitentiary. He is diagnosed with a brain tumor, which has an impact
on his eyesight with 35% fall in his right eye and 40% in his left
eye and a hypophisis swelling.