Commander of Sisakan unit, transferred to Vardashen prison 

ArmInfo. Legendary commander of the Sisakan unit, Ashot Minasyan (better known as "Ashot Yerkat" (Iron)) was transferred from the Sisian police station to Vardashen  prison. Opposition MP Garnik Danielyan from the Armenia bloc wrote  about this on his Facebook page.

The MP noted that this is not the first political persecution of the  commander. He pointed out that under the current government, patriots  of the country are persecuted and imprisoned on various trumped-up  charges. 

"Talking with Ashot Minasyan, one can sense his deep grief over the  loss of Artsakh. The authorities are currently attempting to imprison  a commander who made an invaluable contribution to the Artsakh war  and earned the nickname 'Yerkat' on charges of illegal arms  trafficking. The commander of the 'Sisakan' unit is one of those  beloved heroes about whom films have been made and songs written. He  writes poetry. As he likes to say, 'We are unbreakable, especially  the people of Syunik.' Freedom for the legendary commander, freedom  for political prisoners!" the opposition leader wrote.

As a reminder, on October 16, Ashot Minasyan was sentenced to two  years in prison by a court decision. A public criminal prosecution  was initiated against Ashot Minasyan for allegedly illegally  acquiring, transporting, and storing weapons in a building he owned  and operated near a restaurant complex on Israelyan Street in Sisian.  Ashot Minasyan is the commander of the legendary Sisakan unit, which  made an invaluable contribution to the victories in Nagorno-Karabakh.  He denies any wrongdoing. Opposition figures are inclined to believe  that Minasyan is being subjected to political persecution for his  patriotic views.