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    PRESIDENTS OF THREE COUNTRIES URGED TO COMPEL ARMENIAN AUTHORITIES TO RESPECT RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS OF CITIZENS

    Today.Az
    http://www.today.az/news/politi cs/56683.html
    Oct 19 2009
    Azerbaijan

    The Committee for the Protection of Political Prisoners in Armenia
    sent an open letter to United States President Barack Obama, French
    President Nikolas Sarkozy and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

    The letter reads:

    "Nikol Pashinyan, who voluntarily presented himself to the Prosecutor's
    Office on July 1, 2009, is kept in prison till today without any
    basis and presently will be brought before the court under false
    accusations for organizing mass disorders.

    "Hundreds of legal proceedings have taken place in Armenia. You can
    be informed about those shameful proceedings from your countries'
    ambassadors and competent international organizations.

    "The recorded outcome thus far is as follows:

    1. So far, no murderer has been brought to account for his actions
    before the court, 2. The opposition's charge against the current
    governing leadership for seizing power was dismissed, 3. 30 political
    prisoners were released as a result of pressure from the opposition
    and international organizations, 4. 17 political prisoners, one of
    whom is a French citizen, are still imprisoned, 5. Many innocent
    prisoners, who have exhausted all instances for attaining justice
    in their own country, attempt to attain justice through the European
    Court of Human Rights.

    "Today, your countries direct their joint efforts toward the
    settlement of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict and the establishment
    of Armenian-Turkish relations; however, by strange coincidence,
    your countries' and international organizations' pressure on Serzh
    Sargsyan's administration directed to re-establishment of democracy
    and release of political prisoners has stopped altogether. This fact
    creates grounds for us and a large mass of the Armenian people to
    doubt the sincerity of your intentions; it gives the impression that
    an unethical deal has taken place and that you turn a blind eye to
    gross human rights violations and to obvious violations of democracy
    in order to get concessions from Sargsyan's administration.

    "Proceeding from that which was mentioned above, on behalf of Republic
    of Armenia citizens, thousands of innocent victims' relatives,
    political prisoners suffering in prisons, and those suffering from the
    regime's tyranny and political persecution, we ask and demand you to
    use your countries' and your own authority to compel Armenia's current
    leadership to respect the rights and freedoms of their own citizens."
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