Political prisoners in Armenia

[avetis]

Re: Political prisoners in Armenia

AN ARMENIAN DIASPORA IN HUNGER STRIKE

AFTER SEVEN MONTHS IN PRISON





It is now seven months Whereas Avédis Bashar Kalaydjian, Armenian of Syria is imprisoned with the charge of said want offensive in the life of President Serge Sarkissian.

Born in Aleppo and old today of 45 years, Kalaydjian is historians and political scientists. There émigré in Armenia in 2002 with his wife, singer Flora, obtained the Armenian nationality. There published in Armenia titled book "expansionism. "touranien Turkish and 70 martyrs peoples". Member of the "Republican" party desired resign due to the abuses to the illicit and injustices which the Karabakh fighters imprisonment were victims and which has been the witness. AT this words, it reports that it has taken, to knowledge, words virulent against his own party felt no longer be faithful to the ideology of Nejteh



In his testimony, Kalaydjian has denied step the fact that the assassination of President was referred to a meeting between friends, but there said were hot air, launched at the course a lively in the vicinity of the mid-March discussion. He never been question for him to consider an any passage to the Act subsequently.



In the letter sent to the President from his prison, Kalaydjian writes that it does was ever prepared to commit an indecent and in particular to kill President; witnesses meeting surrounding a cup of tea (Massis Baghdassarian and Jiraïr) (Mekerdoumian) having said at the time of the evidence that they had no necessary to prevent the authorities considered since they had not taken these words seriously.



However, according to Kalaydjian have been reported to the security services National by someone who was not present at This meeting: Kerdéchian, Hovhannes living of Etchmiadzine. It is because of these words in this circle, and only to do this, that he is today imprisoned in his homeland.









6 April 2009 Avedis Kalaydjian has therefore been stopped by national under security services the preparation for a murder charge. His wife Flora declares: "is this scenario against my husband." "fully fitted."



The accusation towards Avédis Kalaydjian is the preparation of an assassination against players major policies (article 35-305 of the Penal Code), which provides a sentence ranging from 10 to 15 years ' imprisonment or the prison to life.



On 20 July 2009, counsel of Avédis, master Artur Grigorian attempted when the last session of the Palace of Justice Nor Nork district of present a simplified the indictment procedure taking into account certain shortcomings in the investigation file.

On 23 July, the trial has continued in closed since Kalaydjian had said He would make revelations relating to any Secrets report. Avédis Kalaydjian has since this hearing, applied for a stay of the camera that Ararad Bedrossian j. always refused to date. Since 6 April, it is engaged in a series of hearings that have to date complete any tangible result.



27 October 2009, there will be a hearing for 14 th times. The Court should make its verdict and this without having heard witnesses cited by the defence of Avédis Kalaydjian.



Due to the final hearing 20 October Avedis Kalaydjian began a hunger strike to protest against this conspiracy and alert the opinion about the injustice of its situation. It has since been transported in an individual cell the Sovedachen prison.



With this written after all legal attempts in our power, we are calling to all our fellow citizens the diaspora and Armenia so intervene to his release.

Save Avédis, let us be in its sides so that a Patriot family is destroyed.





Support Committee

On the Avédis Bashar Kalaydjian

[Catharsis]

Re: Political prisoners in Armenia

Accusations should be proven, not used as a tool to smash critics
Thats funny that you say this because this is exactly what a bunch of people including you are doing to the armenian authorities.

To be an 'authority' in a democracy you first have to be democratically elected, which the current regime hasn't and it was 'born' from the butchery of innocent Armenians that spoke out against rigged elections and the need for wider social and political freedoms.

[avetis]

Re: Political prisoners in Armenia

Հաը ժողովուրդ քո վերչին օրերնես ապրում քանի վոր հողերը վաճառված է և քո վերչին հայրենանվեր քաղաքացին հայ թուրքերի կողմից հոկտեմբերի 27 կբանտարկվի մի 10 տարով և կասկածելի ՝է թե նա բանտից դուրս կգա թե չէ. Բոլորի լուռ մնալը ցույստվեց վոր հայրենասիրությունը մահացած է . Ես այլեվս ոչինչ չունեմ այլեվս գրելու քանզի դուք բոլորտ զբաղվածեք.
Հայրենասեր և մեծ հայ Ավետիս Քալայճյան ես ապսոսում եմ որ այս անարժան ազգի համար դու պայքարում էիր:

[Haykakan]

Re: Political prisoners in Armenia

Accusations should be proven, not used as a tool to smash critics
Thats funny that you say this because this is exactly what a bunch of people including you are doing to the armenian authorities.

[AlphaPapa]

Re: Political prisoners in Armenia

Fighting in a war does not give you the right to overthrow the government.

No one said so, but if you believe that, you'll believe anything. Do you really think someone who volunteered his life, from America, Lebanon, Syria, or wherever...would want to commit violence against Armenians for political reasons? This is absurd. Most of these accusations were thrown around long before the protocols were admitted to. Maybe they were taking a 'pre-emptive strike'? Is that what you're suggesting?



Accusations should be proven, not used as a tool to smash critics. This is the difference between a free society and a 3rd world sh.thole.

It's accusations of 'treason' that were behind the Tashnag murder of http://ghevonttourian.com/

It's accusations of 'treason' that allowed communists to kill Tashnags from 1922-?

It's accusations of 'treason' that made Hunchags/Tashnags kill each other during a soccer game.

It's...

[Haykakan]

Re: Political prisoners in Armenia

I think Russia (and the Russian mafia) are calling the shots for all these political arrests (and leading the Armenian mafia/government).

I know it sounds like an 'obvious' statement but I've read many comments here that lead me to believe that many who have replied here think otherwise. It's a shame so many who fought for all Armenians in Artsakh are now treated worse than the criminals in Armenia.

Fighting in a war does not give you the right to overthrow the government.

[AlphaPapa]

Re: Political prisoners in Armenia

I think Russia (and the Russian mafia) are calling the shots for all these political arrests (and leading the Armenian mafia/government).

I know it sounds like an 'obvious' statement but I've read many comments here that lead me to believe that many who have replied here think otherwise. It's a shame so many who fought for all Armenians in Artsakh are now treated worse than the criminals in Armenia.

[Haykakan]

Re: Political prisoners in Armenia

I also go as often as i can and when i buy stuff i rarely ask for change. It is hard to explain what going there feels like, it is something you need to experience yourself. Due to the bad economy i couldn't afford to go this year but i still sent my son and wife because i want my kid to feel what it is like to be armenian and to see that there is such a thing as Armenia. Sending my son to Armenia establishes a connection for him with the country and the people. He enjoys going there from a early age and it is like a regular thing for him. If the diasporans sent their childeren to Hayastan (many do already) on a regular basis they would be doing their childeren and their country a huge favor.

[Armanen]

Re: Political prisoners in Armenia

What have you done for Armenia, or yet how many time you have visited?

When gangsters and crooks rule our country it is our sacred duty to make sure that these criminals are out and not able to take decisions which will affect every Armenian, be it in Armenia or in Diaspora. These criminals who pocket millions of $$$ and gamble it away in places such as Monte Carlo, which some of it are donations from Diaspora Armenians to make Armenia a better place for all Armenians.

Putting our heroes in prison is not placing our national interests ahead of our personal gains or aspirations

I visit it every other year if not every year for about 2 months. The money I and my friends and family spend is quite a bit and we do not just stay in Yerevan. I also donate to the Armenia Fund as well as ATP. I wasn't trying to say that I do a lot, just that I actually go to the country even though there is still a number of other places in the world I would like to visit.

It is annoying when so called 'patriotic' Armenians, who can afford to, have never been to the Homeland, but have been to Lebanon or Greece or what have you but never to Armenia. Yet, some of these types are shouting the loudest about how bad the protocols are, etc.


As for the corruption, we have been over this a lot, no one here is saying it is a good thing or that we shouldn't try to change it, but it should not be an excuse not to visit Armenia or move there. Some of these things are systemic and they will change when people like yourself move there and when the ones born in Armenia begin to push for less corruption, otherwise talking about it on forums or holding out on visits to Armenia will not change the deeply entrenched behaviors.

Oh, and those criminals in Yerevan are nothing compared to the ones in washington, I hope you realize that.

[JohnCanadian]

Re: Political prisoners in Armenia

Unfortunately human rights in the former Soviet Union have gotten worse since the fall of the Soviet Union, the number of political prisoners in Armenia has surged a very worrying sign.

Political Prisoners in Armenia should be freed without hesitation.