Belgian national kept hungry in police department
A group of people today gathered outside the Mashtots Police Department demanding an immediate release for Belgian national, member of the Armenian National Congress (ANC) Luc Wadewale.
The Belgian activist was detained on Monday and was charged with hooliganism. He is indicted for breaking Serzh Sargsyan's photo at School N94. Wadewale's wife, Gayane Vardanyan, views the arrest as an attempt to slander her husband.
Mrs.Vardanyan says her husband feels unwell for he has not eaten anything for two days.
"Yesterday Luc was given only a piece of bread," said Mrs. Vardanyan.
An ambulance was called by the order of the investigator, after they discovered that Wadewale's health was deteriorating. However, no paramedics were seen in the area within the next hour. Gayane Vardanyan says the police officers also forbade her from passing medication to her husband.
During the action, Mrs. Vardanyan contacted the Ombudsman's Office to inform them of the situation. In the meantime, the principal of School N94 Susanna Vardanyan left the police department, with the crowd whistling and railing at him.
According to the police, on November 28, the couple [Luc Wadewale and Gayane Vardanyan] kicked up a row at High School N94 where their daughter studies. "They railed at teachers, disrupting the school routine," said the police.
