ArmInfo. Former Governor of Syunik Vahe Hakobyan was invited to the regional investigation department of Syunik on January 29. Hakobyan's lawyers Erik Aleksanyan and Zhirayr Karagezyan said this in a statement.
The lawyers noted that Hakobyan was invited for interrogation as a witness. According to the defenders, cases have recently become more frequent when the prosecuting authorities summon persons for questioning as witnesses, and then detain them, thereby re-qualifying him as a suspect.
"We were not told in what criminal case Vahe Hakobyan was invited for interrogation. But this is already more than enough to state that the initiated process is very far from the legal sector. A few days ago we already reported that the law enforcement agencies received orders to start a "legal" process against Vahe Hakobyan and to deprive him of his freedom. Our words were confirmed, and Hakobyan's arrest is on the agenda. There is no other way to describe the fact that he was summoned for interrogation.
We believe that political persecution is being carried out against Hakobyan. Recently, Vahe Hakobyan has sharply criticized the Armenian authorities. The criticism was harsh, but objective and raised the main problems facing the country. These problems are not only economic and social, they are much deeper, " the lawyers said.