ArmInfo.The defense of director of the Izmirlian Medical Center, well-known doctor, professor Armen Charchyan sent a motion to the Prosecutor General to change the measure of restraint in relation to him.
As lawyer Aram Vardevanyan said, in view of the hospitalization of the doctor with a heart attack, the defense sent an urgent motion to Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan to cancel the arrest as a measure of restraint to Charchyan.
"We belatedly inform you that Professor Charchyan was taken to the hospital by ambulance even before the shameful, illegal court decision was made public. At the moment, we have no additional information about the professor's health. We inform you that in this situation we have submitted an urgent petition to the Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan on the cancellation of the arrest as a measure. Let us remind that the General Prosecutor's Office, in such cases, is endowed with such powers in accordance with the criminal procedure legislation," Vardevanian informed.
On the evening of June 23, Judge Armine Meliksetyan made a decision to arrest Armen Charchyan for a month. Then it became known that Armen Charchyan was taken to the hospital with a heart attack. It should be reminded that Charchyan was charged under Article 154.2 of the RA Criminal Code - bribing voters, violating the prohibition on charity during elections or obstructing the free expression of the voter's will. Armen Charchyan does not accept the charges against him.