THE ANC FIGHTING FOR NICOL PASHINIAN’S FREEDOM

Aysor
March 10 2010
Armenia

The Armenian National Congress issued a statement in connection with
the decision of the Court of Appeal concerning the case of the chief
editor of the "Haykakan Zhamanak" newspaper Nicol Pashinian.

"What happened to Nicol Pashinian is not justice but a political
lynching and expression of personal vengeance. At the basis of this,
there are two realities, as a journalist and as a political figure
in the socio-political initiative of "Alternative" and in campaign
of "Impeachment" for more than 10 years he has been the main critic
of the "robbery regime" and has fought against it as a solider", –
the statement said.

"Nikol Pashinian, who became a political exile after March 1, 2008,
on June 1, 2009 voluntarily appeared in front of the justice and
faced a lack of justice in Armenia and the narrow thinking of the
ruling regime, a usual manifestation of revenge. Atrocities used
against him and other political prisoners is the expression of fear
of the predatory groups that have seized the power, fear of the truth,
fear that the eyes of the people can be open, the fear of justice.

The Armenian National Congress will spare no effort to fight for
freedom of Nicol Pashinian, and other political prisoners, "- said
in a statement the ANC.