YEREVAN. - Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Hovik Abrahamyan has appealed to President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan for former MP, opposition figure Sasun Mikaelyan’s pardon.

A former Armenian MP, a veteran of Karabakh war Sasun Mikaelyan was sentenced to 8-years imprisonment for his involvement in March 1, 2008 events where 10 people were killed and many injured in Yerevan.

Abrahamyan joined the proposal of parliament majority to appeal for MP’s pardon. In statement to the president, Abrahamyan expressed his concern over Mikaelyan’s health and asked President Sargsyan to consider his pardon.