A group of PACE deputies expressed concern over the arrest of leader Samvel Karapetyan

Arminfo.  The political group of PACE (the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe), consisting of 107 deputies, issued a statement expressing deep concern over the arrest of the leader of the party, Samvel Karapetyan. The party reported this on its Facebook page.

According to the source, PACE deputies confirmed a direct link between Karapetyan’s arrest and the opposition’s position on the issue of constitutional amendments. In this context, they noted the simultaneous detention of three opposition leaders in Armenia and selective political persecution.

European deputies called on the Armenian authorities to respect the rule of law.

It should be noted that the leaders of the bloc, Robert Kocharyan, and the party, Gagik Tsarukyan, are also currently imprisoned.