Head of "With Honor" faction calls international response to   situation with  political prisoner in Armenia insufficient

ArmInfo.  Hayk Mamijanyan, the head of the "With Honor" faction, called the  international response to the situation with the political prisoner  in Armenia insufficient.  Speaking to journalists, he noted that  there are currently approximately 40 political prisoners in the  country.

According to the opposition leader, the response is either  nonexistent or unsatisfactory. He suggested that the silence may be  due to the fact that "Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  obediently serves the interests of several geopolitical centers."

Mamijanyan also spoke about the efforts made by the European People's  Party (EPP) on this issue. "The EPP has adopted a resolution  regarding political prisoners in Armenia. This important document was  adopted at the suggestion of the Armenian side and clearly indicates  the existence of political prisoners in Armenia, including a nominal  reference to the issue of Armen Ashotyan, Deputy Chairman of the  Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).

The International Union of Centrist Democrats (CDI)  has also  responded. It always varies, and so far, it's insufficient for a  country with approximately 40 political prisoners. However, despite  this, we continue to monitor the situation and raise these issues,"  Mamijanyan noted.

The MP also emphasized that regardless of the benefit these actions  bring-whether through hearings or appeals to international  organizations-they must be permanent. "The lack of a response does  not mean we should cease our work in this regard. We must fulfill our  obligations, despite the cynical silence of international  organizations," Mamijanyan stated. Touching on today's parliamentary  hearings on political prisoners in Armenia, the faction leader  emphasized that any action taken on this issue is, first and  foremost, a human duty, and only then a political one. "Each of us  could find ourselves in the shoes of a political prisoner, and  therefore we are obligated to use all possible means to raise this  issue," the politician concluded.