My conscience is clear - Gagik Tsarukyan

ArmInfo.  Gagik Tsarukyan, leader of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), who was detained days earlier and is a prominent businessman, stated that a clearly false and  fabricated criminal case has been brought against him. This is stated  in his statement, published from the Yerevan-Kentron Penitentiary.

"This is a hollow, far-fetched case. My conscience is clear," the  politician emphasized.

He noted that Armenia faces inevitable challenges, and difficult  times fraught with numerous risks lie ahead. To overcome this  situation, Tsarukyan believes, common sense and prudence are  essential. "We also urgently need, as I said before the elections and  repeat now, internal and public harmony. I say this as the person who  suffered the greatest injustice.

The decisions of the Central Electoral Commission and the  Constitutional Court, the criminal cases, and my arrest are unable to  change my worldview and my value system.

Despite all the injustice, I will continue to do my best to benefit  my country and my people," the PAP leader noted.

As a reminder, on July 6, the Yerevan Criminal Court of First  Instance remanded Gagik Tsarukyan, the leader of the Prosperous  Armenia Party, to two months' detention. On the evening of July 7,  the Investigative Committee of Armenia released footage of Gagik  Tsarukyan's arrest, which shows NSS officers violently detaining the  politician and forcing him to the floor when he offers no resistance.  This footage, released by the Investigative Committee of Armenia,  provoked a negative reaction in Armenian society. Citizens generally  expressed outrage at the methods used to detain the 70-year-old  politician, who is accused of economic crimes. Experts called these  actions against the politician and businessman a political reprisal  that has nothing to do with justice.