Thursday, July 19, 2012

Return of the prodigal son?: Initiative lobbies for Interpol-wanted Vano Siradeghyan=?UTF-8?B?4oCZ?=s “right to live in his motherland=?UTF-8?B?4oCd?=

A social network group calling itself "Yelk" (exit or way out) has initiated a petition seeking the return of Vano Siradeghyan, the former Minister of Internal Affairs and mayor of Yerevan who has been wanted by authorities for 12 years in for his alleged involvement in crime.

A number of politicians and intellectuals have joined the initiative calling for "the sake of greatly talented writer and state figure Vano Siradeghyan's right to live in his motherland". This week the Free Democrats party board has decided to also sign the petition.

"We are calling upon those citizens of the Republic of Armenia, who care for the human rights and victory of justice in our country, to support this initiative," Free Democrats said in their statement.

Armenian News

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