Armenia Investigative Committee launches case against freedom fighter for statement targeted at PM

The Investigative Committee of Armenia has launched a criminal case against member of the Sasna Tsrer (Daredevils of Sassoun) armed group, freedom fighter Pavlik Manukyan for the statement he made yesterday, as reported the Prosecutor General’s Office.

The criminal case was launched for public calls for use of violence and for publicly justifying or advocating violence.

Pavlik Manukyan was among those holding a demonstration near the building of the Prosecutor General’s Office in support of former deputy of the National Assembly of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Vahan Badasyan. During the demonstration, he touched upon Badasyan’s statement on eliminating the Prime Minister of Armenia and said he is also ready to eliminate him.