JUSTICE MINISTRY OF ARMENIA STRONGLY DENIES PRESS PUBLICATIONS ABOUT ENCROACHMENTS BEING PREPARED ON NIKOL PASHINYAN

ArmInfo
2010-02-18 11:01:00

ArmInfo. Justice Ministry of Armenia has strongly denied the press
publications about the encroachments that are being prepared on
Nikol Pashinyan.

To note, Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper published an article on
February 17 titled "Landing Force Descended", telling about
frequent visits of deputy Head of State Department for Organized
Crime Control Karen Babakekhyan to Nubarashen criminal- executive
establishment. According to the newspaper, organization and control
of "some actions with respect to Pashinyan" is the reason of frequent
visits. "The authorities, recoiling the public and political activity
of Pashinyan, see a great danger in his prison activity, as Pashinyan
has earned a great reputation in both Yerevan-Kentron and Nubarashen
criminal-executive establishments, the newspaper says and adds that
the authorities are concerned over this circumstance and try to
take measures.

Spokesman of the Criminal-Executive Department of Armenian Justice
Ministry Arsen Babayan made a sharp comment in response to this
publication. "We inform that the convicted or arrested persons have
equal rights and duties, fixed in the legislation, irrespective of
having an "authority" or not>,- Babayan said. As for the visits to
Nubarashen criminal-executive establishment by K. Babakekhyan, the
spokesman said this is stemming from his official duties", A. Babyan
resumed. N. Pashinyan has been sentenced to 6 years of imprisonment
for involvement in mass disorders in Yerevan on March 1-2, 2008.