ArmInfo. Andrey Kovatchev, Spokesperson of the EPP Group for Enlargement and Southern Neighbourhood, is concerned over the arrest of Armen Ashotyan, Vice- Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).
"I am concerned about the arrest of Armen Ashotyan VP of the Republican Party of Armenia. Doubts concerning the use of the judicial for political persecution must be assuaged. I call for a fair and transparent trial. The EP will continue to monitor the situation closely," Mr Kovatchev tweeted.
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