Prosecutor's Office Appeals Court Rulings Declaring Arrests of 11 Individuals Unlawful

The Prosecutor's Office has appealed the court rulings that declared the arrests of 11 individuals, made on November 19 and 20, unlawful. This was stated by Arevik Khachatryan, head of the Public Relations Department of the Prosecutor General's Office, in response to a question from Hetq.

The individuals in question hold the status of defendants in the case related to organizing and conducting an assembly in violation of the law. Among them are Arthur Danielyan, the leader of the 'Adequate' movement; members of the 'VETO' initiative, Narek Malyan and Robert Melkonyan; former National Assembly Republican Party member Mihran Hakobyan; Republican Party member Haik Mamijanyan; former head of the National Assembly staff Ara Sagatelyan; member of the 'Homeland' party Babken Harutyunyan; and members of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, Sevak Nazaryan, Gerasim Vardanyan, Ashot Hovhannisyan, and Sargis Karapetyan. The latter were initially arrested but were subsequently released after their arrest decisions were declared unlawful.

The case is under investigation by the Serious Crimes Investigation Division of the Yerevan Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee. According to information provided by the Investigative Committee, the case pertains to the illegal gathering organized by a group of individuals on November 19 at various locations in Yerevan, including the intersection of Agatangeghos-Tigran the Great Avenue, Tbilisi Highway, Myasnikyan, Baghramyan, Isakov, Gai Streets, at the Amiryan Street-Mashtots Avenue intersection, and surrounding areas, as well as on November 20 at Saryan and Demirchyan Streets, Baghramyan and Mashtots Avenues, and Republic Square.

The accused do not accept the charges brought against them and have stated that they are being subjected to political persecution.

It is worth noting that following an announcement signed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan regarding the cessation of hostilities in Artsakh, numerous public and political groups, as well as ordinary citizens, have been holding protests demanding Pashinyan's resignation.