Nikol Pashinian issued a statement
Outspoken newspaper editor and opposition figure Nikol Pashinian who is currently in jail has issued a message today.
I have made a bid to run for parliament in a by-election in Yerevan's Constituency 10 in order to restore justice and lawfulness in Armenia. The parliament seat was vacated by another prominent oppositionist Khachatur Sukiasian laid down his mandate.
The upcoming election will enable Armenian citizens to break the chains of permissiveness and violence and I find it my duty to serve this aim both as a political prisoner and as an Armenian citizen.
I run for parliament for the sake of the ten victims of the 2008 post-election clashes, the political prisoners kept in Armenian jails and for the sake of citizens whose rights are violated and whose dignity is insulted. I made a bid for our children who have a right to live in a free and happy Armenia.
Long live Armenia!
Long live our children!
God help us.
