Kandaz declares hunger strike in prison

ArmInfo.  Artur Avanesyan (Kandaz), a legendary Artsakh intelligence officer, holder of the Second Degree "Battle Cross" Order, and head of the Strong Armenia  security team,  who was arrested on charges of electoral bribery, has  declared a hunger strike. Arega Hovsepyan, a member of Samvel  Karapetyan's Strong Armenia party, shared this information.

According to her, Kandaz has declared a hunger strike against  injustice in Armenia, political persecution, and a stand for human  rights and dignity. "We are living through such times today, when our  hero, a serviceman with 30 years of service, is in an Armenian prison  and forced to go on a hunger strike. The recordings distributed by  law enforcement are ridiculous, as they don't mention a single word  about bribery; they discuss our electoral platform," Hovsepyan noted  in her Facebook post.

She also expressed her belief that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan has serious complexes regarding war heroes and strong men,  as evidenced by Avanesyan's imprisonment. "But there will be changes,  and Samvel Karapetyan will bring them. An amnesty will be declared in  Armenia, and political persecution will be eliminated," she  continued.

She added that just a few months ago, philanthropist Ruben Vardanyan  was on a hunger strike in an Azerbaijani prison, and now, hero  Avanesyan is on a hunger strike in an Armenian prison. She stressed  that it is a stain on Armenian society.