According to Aravot.am, today, upon the decision of Judge Vahe Jivanyan of the general jurisdiction court of Armavir, journalist Armenak (Armen) Davtyan was released from prison through conditional early release. The penitentiary and probation services of the Ministry of Justice have provided positive reports based on which the court rendered its decision.

Armen said he is grateful to all those who did everything they could to help him throughout the past five years and three months. “I would especially like to thank Chair of the Standing Committee on Human Rights and Public Affairs of the National Assembly Naira Zohrabyan and President of the Union of Journalists of Armenia Satik Seyranyan for sending letters of recommendation to the court. I am sincerely grateful to deputies of the My Step faction of the National Assembly Vahagn Tevosyan, Gayane Abrahamyan and Tigran Karapetyan and independent MP Arman Babajanyan who were always willing to support me,” the journalist said during a phone call from “Armavir” Penitentiary Institution.