Authorities will be to blame
Leader of the "Heritage" faction Armen Martirosyan is expecting steps to be taken by Serzh Sargsyan after the letter that he sent for the immediate release of editor-in-chief of "Zhamanak-Yerevan" newspaper Arman Babajanyan.
"Every hour in prison could be fatal for Babajanyan and if anything happens to Babajanyan, the authorities will be to blame."
Martirosyan believes that the issue of releasing Babajanyan is not a legal issue, but a political one.
"If they weren't able to maintain his health condition at a normal level at the penitentiary, they were obligated to release him immediately and allow him to solve his health problems."
Martirosyan doesn't understand why Babajanyan is locked up when his term ends in September and the authorities will be forced to release him anyway.
Martirosyan believes that the reason for political persecutions against Babajanyan is the course taken by "Zhamanak-Yerevan".
"Babajanyan was arrested at a time when "Zhamanak-Yerevan" started becoming popular and printed articles by representatives of the oppositionists."
Martirosyan finds that if Serzh Sargsyan has any sense of right and wrong, he must release Babajanyan.
What if he doesn't? In response, Martirosyan said: "In that case, Babajanyan will be released on September 15."
Arman Babajanyan is currently at the "Prisoners' Hospital" penitentiary. He is diagnosed with a brain tumor, which has an impact on his eyesight with 35% fall in his right eye and 40% in his left eye and a hypophisis swelling.
