Protesters call for Tigran Postanjyan's release
A group of Yerevan citizens staged a protest action outside the Court of General Jurisdiction of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun administrative districts in support of Tigran Postanjyan, the brother of opposition Heritage Party MP Zaruhi Postanjyan.
The protesters called for Tigran's release, saying that the charges incriminate to him were quashed under the recently amended Criminal Code. Shouting "Freedom to Tigran," they tried to call the attention of Judge Artur Mkrtchyan.
On May 26, Advocate Hayk Alumyan motioned for the acquittal of Tigran Postanjyan, citing the provisions of the amended Criminal Code.
Tigran Postanjyan, a leading specialist in Yerevan's Arabkir district, is charged with receiving illegal remuneration from a state-run agency according to Article 311of the RA Criminal Code. On May 11, Postanjyan started a hunger strike in Nubarashen penitentiary in protest against inhuman and humiliating attitude of the prison administration.
Postanjyan's relatives are concerned about his health state and say he has a weak heart.
"How can they arrest an innocent person?" said Postanjyan's son Rudolf, expressing concern about his father's health state.
The next court sitting is set for June 3.
