YEREVAN. - Member of New Armenia front Andrias Ghukasyan, arrested on suspicion of organizing mass disorders in Yerevan on July 29, has been on hunger strike since August 1.

His attorney Lusine Sahakyan told Armenian News - NEWS.am that her client’s health condition is satisfactory and his wound is gradually recovering.  

According to her, Andrias Ghukasyan has passed an X-ray examination, but the results have not yet been handed to them.

Ghukasyan announced about his hunger strike in the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan’s Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun districts during the discussion of the appeal against his arrest.

He noted that the power in Armenia belongs to the nation, demanding the people to set up constitutional order and restore justice in the country through all the means available.

Ghukasyan has been charged under Article 225.1 (mass disorders) of the Armenian Criminal Code.

As reported earlier, on July 29 the police used force in Yerevan’s Khorenatsi street and Sari Tagh district. Following the warning to free the area in front of the seized police station, the police used special means and assaulted the people. According to the official information, 73 people sustained bodily injuries and were hospitalized. Various journalists also got wounded during the protest. Besides, 165 people were detained and 26 were arrested.