ArmInfo. The unlawful actions against Avetik Chalabyan are one more piece of evidence that the constitutional order is being violated in Armenia, Menua Soghomonyan, founder of the Consolidation action group, told reporters on Monday.
According to him, all the branches of power are usurped in Armenia. First, the prosecutor's office and courts are executing political orders. Secondly, the dominant parliamentary faction amended the Code of Criminal Procedure only to keep Mr Chalabyan under arrest. Third, Ara Chalabyan, Head of one of thee departments of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) is being pressurized into leaving his job. Mr Soghomonyan is confident that international community is only encouraging such trends. Specifically, the head of the U Delegation to Armenia stated recently that there are no political prisoners in Armenia.
"Such statements give the green light to new political persecutions," Mr Soghomonyan. The charges brought against Mr Chalabyan "do not hold water" and the primary reason is that he is a political opponent of the incumbent authorities and his political agenda is aimed at preventing the disastrous consequences of Premier Nikol Pashinyan's policy, Mr Soghomonyan said.
