Lawyer: Artsakh war veteran Tigran Ulubabyan declares  hunger strike  against police brutality

ArmInfo.  28-year-old Artsakh war veteran Tigran Ulubabyan has declared a hunger strike starting today. Lawyer Erik Beglaryan  has shared this information on his Facebook  page, bringing it to the attention of the Prosecutor General of  Armenia, the Chairman of the Investigative Committee and the  Ombudsman of the Republic.

As the lawyer noted, one of the reasons for Ulubabyan's hunger strike  is the unjustified use of arrest and the lack of solid evidence.  He  also mentioned that the investigators seem determined to keep  Ulubabyan in custody citing that the police officers who beat his  client  have  personal  connections to these investigators.

Another reason for the hunger strike, according to him, was that the  investigators in the case do not demonstrate due integrity, which  slows down the investigation and raises doubts about its  impartiality.  "Considering the abovementioned information, I call  for a review of the criminal prosecution against Tigran Ulubabyan  and, if possible, transfer the criminal case to another investigator  to ensure the objectivity and impartiality of the investigation.  Tigran Ulubabyan has lost both parents, and his elder brother died on  the battlefield. I hope that at least this reality will be taken into  account  when considering Tigran's request," the lawyer concluded.