David Sanasaryan's Wife's Strong Response to Alen Simonian's Statement

Following the charges against David Sanasaryan and his controversial statement claiming that the case against him is "fabricated," various representatives from the government have voiced their counterarguments, stating that in this so-called new Armenia, cases cannot be fabricated. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan also indirectly called for the support of Sanasaryan's defenders, declaring that the 'brotherly' mentality has deeper roots in Armenia than oligarchy and crime. He added that while David is also his friend, "let a proper investigation take place."

Today, Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Alen Simonian from the My Step bloc, commented on the subject during a conversation with journalists, particularly addressing the statements made by David Sanasaryan and his lawyer, Innessa Petrosyan, claiming that the case is fabricated. Alen Simonian responded: "That is absurd; cases are not fabricated in Armenia. I believe that lawyer is stuck in an old mindset by trying to defend him. Especially at this stage, having not yet familiarized with the case and with the trial not even started, to claim that the case is fabricated is merely setting up some strategy for the future."

It is noteworthy that on Facebook, Sanasaryan's wife, Sona Hovhannisyan, has been actively responding to posts about her husband. In response to Alen Simonian, she even resorted to personal insults, writing: "The person who should talk about logic is the one who at least has a hint of logic in them; you, unfortunately, are far from both reality and logic."

Later, she wrote on her Facebook page, "Presumption of Innocence
I would like to touch upon my posts circulating in the media. As long as certain officials continue to violate the presumption of innocence and indirectly accuse David Sanasaryan, I will continue to respond with similar posts. And let those who today consider David in quotation marks as a friend remember how their 'friend' David addressed the negative opinions expressed at their expense on his Facebook page, lifting them up in the eyes of society. This kind of behavior speaks of friendship, not ..."