ArmInfo."We ourselves want Arthur Sargsyan, who is in custody and has gone on hunger strike, to be set free," Armenian Parliament Speaker Galust Sahakyan said in Parliament, when commenting on the opposition lawmakers' concern about Sargsyan's health condition.
Head of the Orinats Yerkir Faction Heghine Bisharyan said that Sargsyan should not only be released but he should also be acquitted. "He just supplied food to the Sasna Tsrer (Daredevils of Sassoon) group members during the seizure of the police compound in Yerevan. There is nothing criminal in it. In addition, we know that Sargsyan's health is in a grave condition," she said.
For his part, MP Edmon Marukyan said that he and his colleague Nikol Pashinyan visited Sargsyan on Feb 27 morning. "His health condition is rather grave. We have already started collecting MPs' signatures for a petition to change the measure of restraint against him, " Marukyan said.
To note, Arthur Sargsyan is charged with supporting the actions of the Sasna Tsrer group, because in July 2016 he supplied food to the Sasna Tsrer group, which seized the police compound in Yerevan. Sargsyan was arrested and then released on his own recognizance due to a number of serious diseases. However, on Feb 9 he was arrested again because he broke the measure of restraint. After that Sargsyan went on hunger strike and his health condition is currently grave. To support him, some members of Sasna Tsrer also have gone on hunger strike