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Armenia: Open Letter

Unzipped posts an open letter from the wives, sisters and mothers of opposition activists currently detained or on the run from police. The women claim their male relatives are the victims of persecution while the authorities claim they plotted a coup d’etat or incited protesters to violence.

We are writing this letter as the wives, mothers, and sisters of those citizens of the Republic of Armenia who have been subjected to illegal measures by the authorities in connection with the February 19, 2008 presidential election, during the pre-election process, at the time of the election, and in the days since then.

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We believe that these arrests have been purely political in nature, given that the detainees are members of political parties, proxies of opposition candidates, or participants in the peaceful demonstrations held by the democratic opposition.

Press release
20.03.2008
106 persons are detained

As to 19 March 2008, within the criminal case investigating by the Special Investigation Service of the RA, on the fact of instigation and organization of mass disorder in Yerevan for the seizure of power accompanied with violation of constitutional order, are detained 106 persons, who are accused by different articles of the Criminal Code of the RA- organization and holding of mass actions accompanied with violation of stipulated order, calls for disobedience to legitimate demands of representatives of authorities, violent use to representatives of power, implementation of actions for seizure of power accompanied with the violation of constitutional order and violence, illegal procurement and carrying of weapons and ammunition, concealment of crime.

Hereinafter we present names and surnames of persons, which are detained:

Manukyan Ashot (born 1947), Abrahamyan Hamlet (1978), Hambardzumyan Davit (1947), Matevosyan Davit (1960), Mkhitaryan Vahram (1980), Yeritsyan Soghomon (1966), Jhangiryan Gagik (1955), Jhangiryan Vardan (1960), Ayvazyan Smbat (1959), Surenyants Surik (1975), Gasparyan Tatev (1967), Harutyunyan Samvel (1961), Malkhasyan Isahak (1963), Gasparyan Khachik (1967), Nersisyan Avetiq (1962), Ghazaryan Hovhannes (1959), Baghdasaryan Tigran (1952), Zaqaryan Mesrop (1942), Saghatelyan Mushegh (1950), Khachatryan Levik (1958), Araqelyan Davit (1964), Hayotsyan Vardges (1946), Ayvazyan Masis (1956), Hovakimyan Misak (1941), Gaspari Vardges (1957), Avagyan Armen (1965), Petrosyan Raji (1978), Grigoryan Sedrak (1982), Parunakyan Sargis (1961), Mikaelyan Gurgen (1974), Shahinyan Arman (1977), Grigoryan Hakob (1976), Sargsyan Armen (1976), Stepanyan Never (1960), Aghamalyan Grigor (1979), Malkhasyan Myasnik (1961), Davtyan Levon (1959), Petrosyan Garik (1983), Ghazaryan Vahe (1979), Arakelyan Vladimir (1955), Rubunyan Karapet (1957), Eghiazaryan Gurgen (1948), Harutyunyan Gegham (1958), Abgaryan Erjanik (1940), Gevorgyan Sos (1974), Stepanyan Frunze (1969), Hakobyan Hakob (1957), Mkhitaryan Vemir (1957), Vardanyan Aleksan (1950), Mkhitaryan Hovik (1967), Sargsyan Stepan (1987), Voskanyan Rouben (1959), Manucharyan Karlen (1957), Mkrtchyan Harutyun (1953), Margaryan Arman (1984), Serobyan Mikael (1987), Sargsyan Mher (1967), Mkrtchyan Sargis (1984), Margaryan Artur (1984), Geghamyan Arman (1985), Avagyan Karen (1975), Grigoryan edik (1972), Tarkhanyan Karen (1981), Yelazyan Qristapor (1976), Bagratyan Arayik (1972), Hakobyan Tigran (1987), Simonyan Khachatur (1954), Shahnazaryan Artur (1964), Antonyan Aharon (1987), Hareyan Vahagn (1977), Avetisyan Aslan (1955), Sargsyan Never (1972), Petrosyan Artur (1979), Nersisyan Albert (1981), Bareghamyan Aram (1963), Grigoryan Armen (1984), Ghukasyan Yurik (1985), Voskerchyan Grigor (1956), Peninyan Hrayr (1975), Mnatsakanyan Roman (1971), Harutyunyan Norik (1971), Kitesov Aleksander (1980), Simonyan Yurik (1966), Sirunyan Suren (1971), Abovyan Samvel (1972), Zourabyan Ararat (1963), Arzoumanyan Aleksander (1959), Mkrtchyan Aghasi (1964), Asryan Rafayel (1955), Sargsyan Styopa (1962), Minasyan Suren (1988), Barseghyan Grigor (1983), Ghazaryan Andranik (1959), Mikaelyan Sasun (1957), Ghazaryan Gevorg (1972), Mkhoyan Hovhannes (1962), Hovsepyan Artak (1961), Grigoryan Meliq (1960), Abrahmyan Mkrtich (1971), Nahapetyan Artak (1960), Norikyan Norayr (1978).

Parts of criminal case, concerning Mamyan Yurik, Baghdasaryan Husik, Ghrejyan Avetik, Siradeghyan Seryozha, Harutyunyan Hovhannes, which are accused of illegal procurement, carrying of weapons and ammunition, were detached into separate actions and sent to the National Security Service attached to the Government of the RA, where the preliminary investigation of these parts was completed, and on 18.03.08 criminal cases were sent to Tavush, Gegharquniq, Ararat, Vayots Dzor regions’, Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun district’s courts of common jurisdiction for trial.

Other 3 accused persons- Aslanyan Gurgen, Armen Movsisyan and Hamlet Hovhannisyan as a restraint gave a written undertaking not to leave.

As to 19.03.08, are searched 4 persons- Nikol Pashinyan, Khachatur Sukiasyan, Armen Vardanyan, Lendrush Tonoyan, are carried out investigation and search operations to find them.

http://www.genproc.am/main/en/121/3793/

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