Alexander Arzumanyan Won’t Be Released

ALEXANDER ARZUMANYAN WON’T BE RELEASED

A1+
[08:53 pm] 27 June, 2007

A petition has been submitted to the court to prolong Alexander
Arzumanyan’s arrest for two months, Melissa Brown, Arzumanyan’s spouse,
told A1+.

Melissa Brown, Arzumanyan’s advocate, human rights defenders, civil
society activists and representatives of political organizations will
hold a press conference at the Pressing Club on June 29 in protection
of Alexander Arzumanyan.

To remind, Alexander Arzumanyan, the former Foreign Minister of
Armenia, is allegedly charged of money laundering. On May 10 Court
of First Instance of Kentron and Nork-Marash chose two months’
imprisonment as a restraint.