Avetik Chalabyan, an Armenian oppositionist, has been released from custody, because his detention term has expired and was not extended.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on May 14, 2022, Avetik Chalabyan was arrested for two months in connection with an attempt to bribe the chairman of the Student Council of the Agrarian University in Yerevan aiming to mobilize students for protests. Chalabyan's case is fabricated; authorities want to intimidate protesters in this way, Avetik Ishkhanyan, a human rights defender, has stated. The supervising prosecutor refused to approve the indictment in the Chalabyan case and returned the case materials to investigators. However, on July 10, a court in Yerevan extended the arrest of the oppositionist by two weeks.

The term of Avetik Chalabyan's custody has expired; after which he was released, Varazdat Arutyunyan, his advocate, has informed.

This article was originally published on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’ on at 07:59 am MSK. To access the full text of the article, click here.

See earlier reports:

Armenia: opposition activist detained for trying to bribe chairman of university student council, Car driver detained after crashing into opposition tents in Yerevan, Thirty-nine people detained at protests in Yerevan.

Author: Tigran Petrosyan Source: СK correspondent

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