Professor Charchyan will remain under arrest

ArmInfo.On July 8, the Criminal Court of Appeal rejected the lawyers' appeal against the decision to arrest director of the Izmirlian MC, a candidate for MP from the  Armenia bloc, a well-known doctor, Professor Armen Charchyan. On July  8, lawyer Armen Vardevanyan told reporters.

At the same time, he expressed bewilderment with the court's  decision, assuring that it had nothing to do with justice. "Once  again, we are faced with the aggressive politicization of the issue  and the fetishization of arrest. I'm sorry about that. But I want to  say that no matter how much pressure is exerted, no matter how long  these iniquities continue, you can be sure that Armen Charchyan will  be free, "Vardevanian assured.

He also informed that the criminal case against Professor Armen  Charchyan was submitted to the court, and it will be considered by  Judge Vahe Misakyan. The doctor's defense expressed hope for a fair  trial.  To recall, Charchyan was charged on June 18 under article of  154.2 of the RA Criminal Code - giving a bribe to 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.

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. In  this regard, the doctor's defense petitioned to change the preventive  measure in respect of their client. On June 24, in the evening, a  protest action was held in front of the Prosecutor General's Office  demanding an end to the political persecution of Charchyan.

Note that the RA Prosecutor General's Office assures that there are  no grounds for canceling the measure of restraint, and Charchyan has  been taken into custody, since he may have an impact on the course of  the investigation.

Earlier, 539 doctors issued an open letter to the authorities and the  public demanding to cancel the arrest decision. The day before, in  front of the SIS building, doctors held a rally in support of  Charchyan.

7 MPs of  the outgoing RA parliament made a petition to change the  measure of restraint for Charchyan under their personal guarantee.