Garnik Danielyan called on all concerned citizens to join the protest in defense of Aregnaz Manukyan at the EU Delegation in Yerevan.

ArmInfo. Former Armenian MP Garnik Danielyan called on all concerned citizens to come to the EU Delegation in Yerevan tomorrow and join the rally in defense of Mother Armenia party member Aregnaz Manukyan and all political prisoners.

"On August 19 at 12:00, I will be in front of the EU Delegation to Armenia in defense of Aregnaz Manukyan and all political prisoners. That same day, Aregnaz Manukyan's daughter turns 13. Aregnaz is deprived of the opportunity to see her minor daughter, which is unacceptable and inhumane. The dictatorial regime has resorted to arresting women without regard for any circumstances." "I call on public and cultural figures, as well as people with a wide audience, to raise this extremely important issue on their platforms," Danielyan wrote on his Facebook page.

The politician emphasized that no one is immune from such a situation. "If you remain silent and don't fight today, you could find yourself in the same situation tomorrow. Therefore, my call and request is to be present at both tomorrow's and subsequent protests. It is the duty of each of us to raise the issue of political prisoners and stand with their families," Danielyan concluded.

As a reminder, on May 21, the Investigative Committee of Armenia announced the opening of a criminal case against Andranik Tevanyan for "treason and espionage." Tevanyan is accused of transferring information containing state secrets to a foreign state for $622,000. On the night of May 24, Tevanyan was placed under two-month arrest by a court decision. Moreover, according to Tevanyan's lawyer, Aram Orbelyan, at the time, there were no legal grounds for placing his client under arrest. It should be added that the opposition figure was detained on the direct orders of the current Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan. Tevanyan himself called the investigation's claims absurd, noting that he resigned from his parliamentary mandate back in 2023 and, therefore, such allegations by the Investigative Committee are groundless. And on July 9, Aregnaz Manukyan, a member of the political council of the Mother Armenia party and former member of the Armenian parliament, was detained and then placed under two-month arrest. According to the Investigative Committee, a public criminal prosecution has been initiated against Aregnaz Manukyan under Part 1 of Article 427 of the Criminal Code (disclosure of information containing a state secret). The investigative actions were carried out as part of a criminal case of espionage and treason, in which Andranik Tevanyan, leader of the Mother Armenia party, was previously arrested. Manukyan is suspected of passing classified information regarding the Armenian Armed Forces to Tevanyan, which was presented at a closed meeting in parliament. The preliminary investigation into the case involving Tevanyan and Manukyan was completed on August 18 and is being sent to court.