NATIONAL ASSEMBLY HELD HOSTAGE
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The National Assembly doesn’t want to hear political prisoners Sasun Mikayelyan, Myasnik Malkhasyan and Hakob Hakobyan who were deprived of their liberty a year ago without any substantial reasons. The “Heritage” party has not been able to collect 44 signatures to convene an NA extraordinary session.
Within 24 hours, Zaruhi Postanjyan knocked doors of all NA deputies and wasn’t able to collect 11 signatures. Three deputies who are currently political prisoners, six members of “Heritage”, independent deputy Victor Dallakyan and Republican Tigran Torosyan participated in the petition.
The political prisoners had called on the National Assembly to convene an extraordinary session with them and Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan. The deputies deprived of their liberty were planning to substantiate their innocence and demand explanations from the Prosecutor General for the charges.
“This means that the National Assembly is held hostage. I am sure that the National Assembly wants to release the political prisoners and don’t have the chance to express themselves.”
Deputy Armen Martirosyan, who had visited the penitentiary and collected the signatures of three political prisoners, was optimistic yesterday at the National Assembly.
“The deputies didn’t sign because that was the decision of their political parties,” told “A1+” Armen Martirosyan.
