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Ashot Manukyan released from prison

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Ashot Manukyan, an activist of the Pan-Armenian National Movement (HHSh) has been released from prison after spending 2,8 years behind bars.

A court in Lori Marz curtailed Manukyan's prison term and upheld a petition for his early release.

Manukyan, was arrested in the wake of post-parliamentary clashes of March 1, 2008. He was charged with "violence against a government representative official and sentenced to five year' imprisonment.

The HHSh activist was welcomed by his teammates and relatives in front of Vanadzor Criminal penitentiary institution