Eghnukyan`s family was subjected to a drive for distribution of  fliers to the participants of Armenia- Diaspora forum

ArmInfo.The family of arrested oppositionist Karo Eghnukyan today in the morning was subjected to a drive for distribution of fliers to the participants of Armenia-  Diaspora forum to support Eghnukyan and his arrested associate Zhirayr Sefilyan. 

Early in the morning of September 19, the coordinator of "Armenian  Women's Front" initiative Susan Simonyan called in the office of the  Armenian Ombudsman for the "hot line", saying that the Armenian  police were subjected to the drive of Hakob, Hripsime and Elmon  Evgnukyan and members of the "Armenian Women's Front" initiative  Ruzanna Yegnukyan, Aghavni Sahakyan and Geghetsik Tonoyan.

According to Armenian Ombudsman's office message, according to this  signal, the latter were subjected to a drive for distributing  leaflets to the participants of the Armenia-Diaspora forum in support  of Sefilyan and Yegnukyan.

After receiving this signal, representatives of the Office of the  Human Rights Defender of Armenia visited the central police station  of Armenia, where the detainees were. Representatives of the  ombudsman's office held talks with the detainees and demanded an  explanation from the police on what legal grounds they were detained.  According to the explanation of the police, these persons were  subjected to a drive on the basis of a signal that they installed  explosive devices on the Republic Square in Yerevan.

After a series of works carried out jointly with the police, Hakob,  Hripsime and Edmond Eghnukyan were released, and other persons  subjected to the drive are being freed.