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Inmate mutilates his body in Armenian prison
tert.am
13:01 - 13.12.12
The Armenian inmate, who was earlier reported to have staged a protest
against the prison authorities' decision to deny him an anti-drug
treatment, is now said to have resorted to self-mutilation.
Speaking to Tert.am, Arthur Smbatyan's mother said his son has sewn
his mouth shut and nailed his feet.
`He hasn't denied your article. The administration went there to
inquire into the matter, and they are now committing some
transgressions. He says the administration has fixed its muscle
against him,' said Arthur's mother, Roza Sardaryan.
The inmate had earlier warned - speaking to our correspondent - that
he would resort to such a step in case his demand isn't met.
Smbatyan,who serves time at the Nubarashen penitentirary, complained
that it is already six or seven months his continuuous requests for
involvement in a Metadon therapy, have met the prison administration's
rejection.
A spokesperson for the Justice Ministry's Penitentiary Department, Gor
Ghlechyan, later told Tert.am that the penitentiary facilities do not
have anything to do with the Metadon treatment program.
`That's a commission which decides whether or not to enroll a person,
regardless of being a convict,' he said.
tert.am
13:01 - 13.12.12
The Armenian inmate, who was earlier reported to have staged a protest
against the prison authorities' decision to deny him an anti-drug
treatment, is now said to have resorted to self-mutilation.
Speaking to Tert.am, Arthur Smbatyan's mother said his son has sewn
his mouth shut and nailed his feet.
`He hasn't denied your article. The administration went there to
inquire into the matter, and they are now committing some
transgressions. He says the administration has fixed its muscle
against him,' said Arthur's mother, Roza Sardaryan.
The inmate had earlier warned - speaking to our correspondent - that
he would resort to such a step in case his demand isn't met.
Smbatyan,who serves time at the Nubarashen penitentirary, complained
that it is already six or seven months his continuuous requests for
involvement in a Metadon therapy, have met the prison administration's
rejection.
A spokesperson for the Justice Ministry's Penitentiary Department, Gor
Ghlechyan, later told Tert.am that the penitentiary facilities do not
have anything to do with the Metadon treatment program.
`That's a commission which decides whether or not to enroll a person,
regardless of being a convict,' he said.