Thursday, January 31 2019 12:09

ArmInfo.Chair of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly's Committee on Democracy and Human Rights Margret KienerNellen expressed concern over the death of the Deputy  Chairman of the Armenian Eagles: United Armenia organization Mher  Yeghiazaryan, who died in prison after a 44-day hunger strike.  This  is written on Twitter of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly.

Kiennoternellen noted that she turned to the Ombudsman of Armenia  with this question, and noted that further information on this case  is very important.

Earlier, Spokeswoman for the EU Foreign Service Maja Kocijancic  stated that the European Union expects the Armenian government to  properly investigate the death of the deputy chairman of the  "Armenian Eagles:  United Armenia" public organization, coordinator  of the Haynews.am news website, Mher Yeghiazaryan, who died in prison  after a hunger strike. 

To note, on January 26, it became known that Mher Yeghiazaryan, who  had been  on a hunger strike for 44 days, died in the Nubarashen  prison. Around 6:15 pm, the deterioration of 51-year-old Yeghiazaryan  health  condition was recorded. The ambulance team called up stated  the man's  biological death.  Investigation is underway, expertise  has been  appointed. In connection with this, the Investigation  Committee of  Armenia made an explanation, noting that the cause of  death of  Yeghiazaryan, who was under investigation, was myocardial  heart  attack. To recall, in the framework of the criminal case  initiated in  December 2018 in Investigation Department of the  National Security Service of Armenia, Yeghiazaryan was charged under  paragraph 2 of  part 2 of article 178 (Fraud), paragraph 1 of part 3  of article 178,  paragraph 1 of part 3 of article 38-34-312 (giving a  bribe) and part  2 of article 38-34-312 Criminal Code of Armenia.  According to the  National Security Service, from February 2014 to  October 2018, Mher  Yeghiazaryan, personally or through other  persons, abusing the trust  of a number of citizens, including  military personnel, under the  pretext of employment or promotion,  lured amounts in the amount of  180 thousand drams to 10 thousand  dollars -4 million 775 thousand  drams in total.  Arrest was chosen  as a measure  of restraint against  him.