“The pressure on figures and forces that have submitted political applications, which ranges from violence to imprisonment, reveals the government’s true objective. Nikol Pashinyan’s idea is not to remove this or that force through popular vote, but to have Pashinyan speak in a more civilized manner about the actions of the judicial system operating under his leadership,” Tigran Abrahamyan, secretary of the NA “I Have the Honor” faction, expressed this opinion in an interview .
According to the representative of the opposition political force, all of Pashinyan’s competitors are becoming targets for persecution. According to Tigran Abrahamyan, Nikol Pashinyan is trying to neutralize all political figures who could create problems for him both on the street and during the election campaign.
“The government’s claims about the absence of political prisoners are false. An example is the situation surrounding the former head of the enlarged Masis community, David Hambardzumyan. Even those who testified against David Hambardzumyan refused to testify under pressure. In the absence of any testimony or evidence, David Hambardzumyan was sentenced, which made his imprisonment inevitable,” he noted.