20/10/2014 20:00
Galust Sahakyan: There are no political prisoners in Armenia
There are no political prisoners in Armenia, the speaker of Armenian parliament Galust Sahakyan said today in response to a reporter’s question about whether he considers Shant Harutyunyan a political prisoner.
“We have no political prisoners. This notion is left over from the Soviet time. Political prisoners were people who engaged in underground activities. Today everyone, including Shant Harutyunyan, says openly what they want to say. So there can be no question of a political prisoner. I know Shant Harutyunyan well and regret that incident,” Galust Sahakyan said