"Haykakan Zhamanak": Why has Catholicos never appealed to Serzh Sargsyan, to release political prisoners?
Armenian PressRecently it became known that the Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II addressed to the Prime Minister of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili to release the person sentenced to 10 years in prison, a political prisoner Vahagn Chakhalyan.
"Haykakan Zhamanak" writes that after March 1, 2008 in Armenia there was not one but hundred political prisoners in jail, now for his political views kelyan is also in the prison.
Why has Catholicos never appealed to Serzh Sargsyan, to release him. This question of the newspaper answered the spokesperson of the office of Holy Echmiadzin Priest Vahram Melikyan: "At different times, the Catholicos of All Armenians, filed similar petitions. There were even a written statements to the authorities of Armenia for the political prisoners were released. We intercede not only our compatriots living abroad, as happened in the case of Vahagn Chakhalyan."