Garnik Margaryan to remain in custody: he claims it is a political retribution (video)
Garnik Margaryan, President of “Homeland and Honor” party, will remain in custody. The Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan Kentron and Nork-Marash administrative districts today has made a decision to choose two moths’ detention as a precautionary measure by stating that when in freedom he may hinder the preliminary investigation. The Court didn’t release Garnik Margaryan on bail. “He has known since November 24, that the group has been detained and if he had any connection etc, why must he behave like that? Let them check and find out whether he received any odd phone calls by any persons, it doesn’t exist,” said his advocate Hovik Arsenyan. According to his words, Garnik Margaryan met with Arthur Vardanyan and had discussions on different topics about the external politics: “The meeting cannot be a proof of cooperation. There is no criminal cooperation in essence.” According to the words of Hovik Arsenyan, his defendant announced that it is a political retribution. “If a person is a dissident, a person active in the political field, oppositionist, he must be assessed like this.” To remind, Garnik Margaryan is accused of membership to the criminal gang created by Arthur Vardanyan, carrying out weapons and ammunition in the frames of the gang. Decision on detention of freedom fighter Vladimir Arakelyan has been also made today.
