Group of Armenian opposition figures charged

A group of opposition figures have been invited to the Special Investigation Service. ARF-D representative Gegham Manukyan and member of Homeland party Arsen Babayan have been charged under 225.1 Article.

Manukyan said he did not admit the charges and did not give testimonies.

Babayan said he did not give any testimonies.

Arsen Babayan said that the leaders of political opposition were summoned at 4 p.m. to impede their participation in the rally.

“According to the information I have, all those arrested on the first day have been summoned,” he said.

Leader of One Armenia party Artur Ghazinyan said he too has been charged for conduction of mass events with the violation of law.

He said they are being arrested under one article and charged with the other.

“It is an obvious political persecution, there is no legal element. The signature bond has already been applied as pre-trial measure,” he said.