Gagik Tsarukyan, Serzh Sargsyan discuss detention of Samson Khachatryan
Leader of Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) and President of Armenian National Olympic Committee Gagik Tsarukyan has asked Serzh Sargsyan to show clemency to Samson Khachatryan, a former USSR and European boxing champion, said Khachik Galstyan, a spokesman for BHK leader.
Tsarukyan met with Sargsyan yesterday evening to discuss domestic issues. During the meeting, the two men also spoke about opposition Armenian National Congress (HAK) activist Samson Khachatryan.
"Serzh Sargsyan said he has great respect for sportsmen who have greatly contributed to the Armenian sport," Galstyan told A1+.
HAK urges the authorities to acquit Samson Khachatryan.
Khachatryan was detained on March 13. He is charged with using violence against a representative of authorities during the opposition's rally on March 1.
