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DO DETAINEES CARRY OUT POLITICAL ORDER?

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“If the Republic Party (HHK) Leader Galust Sahakyan wished, he could gather 44 signatures within five minutes to convene an extraordinary session with the participation of the Prosecutor General and three detained MPs,” Galust Sahakyan said in reply to A1+.


Asked why he hadn’t done it, the HHK leader said: “Drive for signatures will not help solve the issue. We shouldn’t depict everything in grey colours and worsen the detainees’ state. Whenever we raise an issue we should realise that the political scene is unique and the issue should mature.”


Galust Sahakyan says the political domain, more precisely the National Assembly, is not prepared to listen to their detained colleagues.


The OYK has abstained from the drive as they don’t want to be involved in the at-trial procedure.


“The drive for signatures will hardly change the situation as it is upon the court to acquit or imprison the MPs,” said OYK member Heghine Bisharyan.


I voted against Hakob Hakbyan’s detention but he said offensive expressions in address to his colleagues. I don’t want to cite his words. Let’s wait until the court passes a verdict.”


ARD Dashnaktustyun also thinks that the case against the seven opposition activists “should be left in peace.” If a trial is under way, the restraint cannot be reviewed. The drive for signatures was unlawful. Even if all factions gave their signatures the detainees couldn’t be released until the trial ended, said ARFD member Hrayr Karapetyan. He blamed the detainees for delaying the court trial. “Probably they execute a political order and try to delay the trial as long as they can”