In "Liberty" square a procession was started in memory of Artur Sargsyan
ArmInfo. From the square "Liberty", a procession began in memory of Artur Sargsyan. Participants of the procession demand to bury Sargsyan in the
pantheon of "Yerablur".
They also demand bringing to justice the Minister of Justice Arpine
Hovhannisyan, Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan, as well as all the
investigators who sentenced Sargsyan to arrest, which indirectly led
to his death. Hundreds of participants marching chanting "Artur!",
with his photos moved to the building of the government in order to
read out their demands there.
Prosecutors from Prosperous Armenia, Oganyan-Raffi-Oskanian bloc,
ex-Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian and Armen Martirosyan, as well as
well-known actor Grant Tokhatyan are taking part in the march.
It was decided to every evening at 18:00 from the square of freedom
to organize a procession. The son of arrested oppositionist Shant
Harutyunyan Shagen Harutyunyan leads the procession.
Sargsyan died yesterday after a 25-day hunger strike. The law
enforcement bodies began an investigation on the death of Sargsyan.
At the request of Sargsyan's relatives, a medical forensic
examination will be conducted with the participation of international
experts.
In the light of the death of Sargsyan, many political forces of the
country made statements, including the ruling Republican Party,
expressing sympathy for his relatives and friends. Some political
forces stopped pre-election campaign as a sign of mourning, radical
oppositionists accused the authorities of the incident.
To note, Artur Sargsyan was accused of assisting the actions of the
Sasna Tsrer group, which captured the regiment of the patrol service
in Yerevan in July 2016. On his private car he broke through screens
and delivered bread and water to the rebels. Sargsyan was arrested,
and then under pressure from a group of Parliamentarians, he was
released under a subscription, as he suffered a number of serious
diseases incompatible with his arrest. However, on 9 February he was
arrested again because of "violation of the conditions of execution
of the preventive measure". After that, Sargsyan went on a hunger
strike, and refused to take appropriate medical care, his health
deteriorated every day. On March 16, in extremely difficult
condition, he was taken to the clinic, where he died.