DO NOT ARREST SUKIASIAN
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23 July 2009
The Heritage Party issued a statement today which runs in part:
"By the detention of Nikol Pashinian, editor-in-chief of Haykakan
Zhamanak daily, the government again proved that they are guided by
narrow-mindedness and personal vendetta.
The Heritage will keep considering the detention of Nikol Pashinian
and other political prisoners as the continuation of political vendetta
and as a fact of ignoring PACE commitments. The government’s criminal
indifference towards the health condition of Zhamanak Yerevan’s editor
Arman Babajanian is a manifestation of cruel attitude.
The Heritage is also concerned that the government is going to arrest
Armenian parliamentarian Khachatur Sukiasian if the latter decides
to come out of hiding while, in reality, the government has no legal
grounds for the arrest.
The Heritage demands that the government follow the appeal of
Armenian journalists and release political prisoners, including Arman
Babajanian, who has serious health problems. The Party also urges
the government not to arrest NA MP Khachatur Sukiasian if the latter
decides to surrender to law-enforcers.