Masked officers of the National Security Service of Armenia took co-founder of Quartet Media, political analyst Karen Bekaryan from his apartment, but aren’t letting his attorney enter the National Security Service. Bekaryan’s attorney, Gor Mikayelyan told Tert.am that he still hasn’t been able to meet with his client.

“I can’t contact the investigator since the latter isn’t answering my calls. The officers told me the investigator will answer all my questions,” Mikayelyan said.

Asked if this might be a working procedure, the attorney said the following: “No, there is no need for that. The National Security Service is simply doing this intentionally in order to deprive Bekaryan of his right to have an attorney.”