MP: Vanadzor mayor has been detained since 'Bronze Age'
Tigran Abrahamyan, secretary of the opposition Pativ Unem faction in the Armenian parliament, on Tuesday met with General Grigory Khachaturov and Vanadzor Mayor Mamikon Aslanyan held in the Vardashen Penitentiary.
"Mamikon has been in detention since the Bronze Age, while the government will try to justify the general’s arrest in court by the considerations to ensure the defense of the detention facility,” he wrote on Facebook.
The lawmaker also blasted the ban on visits to opposition activist Narek Malyan held in the same penitentiary.
“It's a concern that the health of Tatev Virabyan, the only female political prisoner, has worsened. The authorities continue blocking meetings with her,” Abrahamyan added.