LET MEDVEDEV INTERVENE
A1Plus.am
11/05/10
Nearly a dozen bloggers held a protest today in defense of journalist
Ernest Vardanyan who is currently deprived of liberty.
Ernest Vardanyan was sent to prison after the government of Near
Dnester charged him of spying for Moldova and betraying the homeland
on April 7.
The participants of the protest handed letters to security officials
at Russian Embassy in Armenia and the UN Office.
The bloggers are addressing Russian President Dmitri Medvedev because
they think he can have an impact on the authorities of Near Dnester.
They request a full medical examination for Ernest to find out whether
the latter is under the influence of any sedatives. In addition to
that, they demand giving Ernest the opportunity to have a private
advocate and the government to release information on why they are
charging Ernest with evidence.
"If they can’t provide evidence, let them release Ernest and conduct
the investigation while he is in liberty," said blogger Arev.
Participating in the protest was president of the Helsinki Association
Mikayel Danielyan who expressed the concern about the small number
of protesters.
Today is Ernest Vardanyan’s birthday. He was born in 1980 in Gyumri and
he and his family moved to Moldova after the earthquake. He graduated
from the Faculty of Political Science at Kishnev University and is
a member of the Union of Armenians of Moldova. Ernest has a 6-year
old son and a 9-year old daughter.