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    THE OPPOSITION NEEDS THE DETAINEES

    LRAGIR.AM
    18:11:55 - 31/03/2009

    Of course, the release of the people charged in the "case of 7" is
    very important, but we should not forget about the other oppositional
    detainees. On March 31, at the Urbat club, this idea was announced
    by the member of the Armenian National Congress Hovhannes Igityan in
    answer to the reporter's question whether the opposition is ready to
    start a dialogue with the government in case the oppositional detainees
    of the "7 case" are released, as it has been announced before.

    Hovhannes Igityan noted that the release of the detainees of the
    "case of 7" is important but there are other 5 decades of people who
    are under arrest and are sentenced to 3-7 years of imprisonment. "To
    be sincere, we need those people", says Hovhannes Igityan, noting
    that these people were struggling against electoral breaches, they
    were members of the electoral headquarters of the opposition and
    they have been jailed just because they struggled and did not let
    the government rig the election.

    According to Hovhannes Igityan, we should not forget those people
    whose sentences are based on ridiculous testimonies. Hovhannes Igityan
    stated that for example, Ashot Manukyan was deprived of freedom on
    the ground of a policeman's testimony who said to have seen stones in
    everyone's hands except Ashot Manukyan; consequently, he came to the
    conclusion that Ashot Manukyan had thrown the stone in the direction
    of the police. Hovhannes Igityan noted that when all of the political
    prisoners are set free, the opposition will start a dialogue with
    the government. At the same time, Hovhannes Igityan noted that now
    there is dialogue to some extent too, when the opposition announces
    something and the government answers it. Hovhannes Igityan pointed
    out Levon Ter-Petrosyan's promotion for Yerevan Mayor, saying that
    the CoE welcomed this step and this was a plus for the government.
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