ARZUMANIAN'S DETENTION PROLONGED FOR TWO MONTHS
Support A1+!Today women gathered in front of the RoA Appellate Court chanted “Free Alik,” “Free and Independent Armenia” for two hours. Meanwhile, the Appellate Court rejected Advocate Hovhannes Arsenian's claim and decided to prolong Arzumanian's term of detention for another two months.
Advocate Hovhannes Arsenian had requested the Court to change the restraint for a pawn as there are such precedents in the court practice. The Court considered the Advocate's claim during a closed sitting.
“Alexandre Arzumanian was chased in 2007 as well. But he wasn’t detained then,” the said indignant advocate.
“They know quite well that Arzumanian has committed no crime. Courts are fully defamed in Armenia. People no longer trust them. The authorities show by their steps that they control courts.” H
Hovhannes Arsenian is going to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights.
On learning the Court decision the women gathered in the yard began shouting “Shame on you!”
“Everything is clear. Our courts execute the orders of their Excellencies Serzh Sarkissian and Robert Kocharian. Real criminals are in freedom while innocent people are imprisoned,” said a woman.
Arzumanian’s wife Melissa Brown wasn’t taken aback by the decision. “I am confident that all political prisoners will be set free by a political decision as they are detained for their political dissent. Today's court sitting was a farce, a circus show. Everybody knows who the real lawbreakers are. The political prisoners are simply punished for loving their country.
The participants of the Armenian women movement directed to the court of general jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash communities to hear the verdicts of the other political prisoners.
