"Ashotyan's arrest is a clear example of political reprisal." opposition MPs will present a guarantee to the court

Deputies of the "Hayastan" and "I have honor" factions will submit a guarantee to the Anti-Corruption Court at the upcoming session in the case of Armen Ashotyan, by which we will assume the obligation to ensure the proper fulfillment of Ashotyan's procedural obligations," said Elinar Vardanyan, a deputy of the "Hayastan" faction.

"Ashotyan's 10-month detention is a clear example of political reprisal. The European People's Party also called for a fair and transparent trial of Armen Ashotyan, calling on the RA authorities to release him.

We presented a guarantee because we believe that detention should not be a tool of political reprisal, punishment. Therefore, the reaction of the MPs of both factions was also natural, when only two months ago the female employees of the Synergy company were demonstratively arrested and 65 MPs from the National Assembly presented selective personal guarantees for them. Of course, the situation would be different if everyone was intolerant of hundreds of unjustified arrests, not just their own.

Any citizen striving for real democracy in our country cannot and should not remain indifferent to the fact that Armen Ashotyan, Mamikon Aslanyan, Narek Malyan, Vazen Saghatelyan, Narek Samsonyan are political prisoners.

Meeting the guarantees of the MPs of the opposition factions of Azerbaijan, the release of Ashotyan and other political prisoners will reduce the internal evil and tension," wrote Elinar Vardanyan.