You trample on the presumption of innocence at the cost of human destinies": Vardvanian on the death of Arsen Gaborkian.
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly Eram Vardvanyan referred to the death of a member of the powerful Armenia party Arsen Gaborkyan in a prison on his Facebook, and emphasized that the RA authorities trample the presumption of innocence at the cost of human destinies.
"For a long time we have been talking directly about the fact that the arrest in Armenia has become not only a tool of political repression, but also an absolute evil. Arsen Gaborkyan, being protected by the presumption of innocence and freedom, which was grossly violated by competent authorities, was solely the responsibility of the state, and under these conditions we see a frightening fact.
Finally, understand that detention is not a punishment, it is only a last resort of restraint, and you are sending many people to unjustified detention because you cannot imagine Armenia without political prisoners and overcrowded prisons. You have no guarantee of providing even minimal medical care to detainees, but you certainly send them to a correctional facility - so what? You trample the presumption of innocence at the cost of human destinies. This is another tragic example of the fetishization of arrests, hatred and political persecution.
I express my deepest condolences to the family of Arsen Geborgian," he wrote.
We will remind you that according to Alpha News, Gavorkian had a heart attack in prison and died suddenly. He was 46 years old.
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