YEREVAN. – We do not have politically motivated arrests in our country; any arrest is carried out on grounds stipulated by the Criminal Procedure Code.

Deputy Prosecutor General of Armenia Artur Davtyan, who has been nominated as the next Prosecutor General, on Friday told the abovementioned to reporters in Parliament.

When asked—as to clarify—whether he insists that there are no political prisoners in Armenia, Davtyan responded: “Of course I insist that we don’t have political prisoners (…). As much as I was involved—with my job activities—in the making of these decisions, they were made solely on the grounds and procedure provided by law.”