Arrested activist Andrias Ghukasyan transferred to patient room of  medical department after long hunger strike

ArmInfo. Armenian Ombudsperson's Office visited the Nubarashen penitentiary on September 7 and met with the arrestees Andrias Ghukasyan and others  there, the Office's press-service told ArmInfo.

"Ghukasyan was transferred to the patient's room of the medical  department and has all the necessary conditions to recover after  hunger strike. The head of the medical department visits him every  day.  Ghukasyan will undergo medical examination," the source  reports.

To recall, Andrias Ghukasyan was detained on July 29 during the  antigovernment demonstrations when Sasna Tsrer armed group seized the   police station. He is charged with Article 225.1 (organization of  mass unrest) of the Criminal Code of Armenia.  Andrias Ghukasyan went  on his hunger strike on August 1. "I am a political prisoner and  I  demand the people to establish constitutional order in Armenia and  restore justice with all possible methods," Ghukasyan posted on  Facebook. On August 24 the Court of Appeal in Yerevan did not satisfy  motion on changing the measure of restraint against Andrias Ghukasyan  and setting him free on bail.