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Sasun Miakelyan set free
Prominent opposition activist Sasun Miakelyan was released from the "Hospital for Convicts" Penitentiary Institution a couple of minutes ago.
Friends and relatives of the opposition detainee have gathered outside the prison since early morning waiting for Mikaelyan's release. Most of them have come from Vanatur - the birthplace of the oppositionist.
Like several other prominent allies of opposition leader Levon Ter-Petrosian, Mikaelyan was convicted of organizing "mass disturbances" in the wake of the February 2008 presidential election. He was also found guilty of illegal arms possession. The resulting eight-year sentence disqualified him from a general amnesty that led to the release of some opposition members and supporters.
