Armenia`s premier hates all that is Armenian - opposition MP

ArmInfo. What is happening today with the Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party, Armen Ashotyan, can hardly be called a trial, Hayk Mamijanyan, Head of the opposition parliamentary faction With Honor told reporters on January 8, as he commentied on the court hearing to discuss the issue of changing the preventive measure against Ashotyan.

As Mamijanyan noted, the farce against the deputy chairman of the RPA  is the realization of the pathological fears of the Prime Minister of  the Republic of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan, who is taking revenge  against one of his most dangerous opponents. This, as Mamijanyan  emphasized, is seen not only by international structures, but also by  citizens of Armenia.

He refrained from answering the question about expectations from  today's court hearing, noting only that given the horror that the  figure of Armen Ashotyan brings to Pashinyan, decisions are made far  beyond the courthouse, including under the influence of certain  alcoholic beverages.

Mamijanyan noted that Pashinyan shows hatred for everything that is  connected with the national mentality, including in relation to the  Armenian Apostolic Church, which is the most important part of the  Armenian society. Immediately after coming to power, the Prime  Minister of the Republic of Armenia declared war on the national  parties, and now on the AAC, whose leader was denied a New Year's  address to the nation. "He wants to eliminate Armenians, Armenian  statehood, but on this path he faces several obstacles, one of which  are the patriots of the country, the party and the Armenian Apostolic  Church," the parliamentarian noted.

Deputy Chairman of the Republican Party of Armenia Armen Ashotyan has  been under arrest since June 15. He is accused of committing abuses  at the Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi.  Ashotyan himself does not admit guilt, and considers what is  happening to be open and cynical political persecution.