Republicans refuse?
After 21 Armenian MPs issued a statement today asking for release of political prisoner Sasun Mikaelyan, the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) released the following statement:
"According to media reports, several HHK members have appealed to the country's head with a request to free Sasun Mikaelyan.
We inform everyone that the law doesn't envisage such powers for MPs.
The Republican faction is guided solely by law. HHK MPs simply displayed humanitarian stance and their signatures cannot be referred to the submitted text," reads the HHK statement.
Remind that earlier in the day a group of Armenian parliamentarians had addressed a letter to President Serzh Sargyan asking for release of political prisoner Sasun Mikaelyan sentenced to 8years' imprisonment on charges of last year's post-election deadly clashes.
