Prosecutor General nominee: Who says that there are political prisoners in Armenia? (video)
Members of the Sasna Dzrer group are guilty of the death of three policemen killed during the seizure of a police station in Yerevan’s Erebuni district on July 17. "Charges will be brought against them if there is sufficient evidence,” says Artur Davtyan, one of the candidates for the post of the Prosecutor General. Today, Mr. Davtyan heard for the first time that citizen Artur Sargsyan, who supplied food to the members of Sasna Dzrer group, was unable to leave the territory of the seized police headquarters as the law enforcers opened fire in his direction. “The investigative body does not possess such information. I do not know anything of the kind,” he said. The only candidate for the Prosecutor General’s post says 'no one was starving inside the seized building,' hence, Sargsyan’s step is viewed as a crime. “The person you are speaking about is in custody today but not for taking bread to the group members,” he said. On September 9, Arthur Davtyan had a meeting with representatives of the factions represented in the National Assembly to present his visions as the only candidate for the position. In reply to journalists’ question whether Armenia will continue to have political prisoners after he is elected to the post, Mr. Davtyan said, “No one is arrested for his political views in Armenia. Who says that there are political prisoners in Armenia?” The Prosecutor General’s post has been vacant since Gevorg Kostanyan announced his resignation on August 4. The National Assembly shall elect the new Prosecutor General by a secret ballot.
