YEREVAN. – The residents of Taperakan village of Ararat Province are protesting in front of the Prosecutor General's Office of Armenia. They demand the release of fellow villager Alen Petrosyan from custody.

According to his lawyer Arman Arzumanyan, initially they had obtained some very controversial evidence, on the basis of which Petrosyan was first detained and then arrested.

"[But] the further development of the case showed that he [Petrosyan] has nothing to do with the act he is accused of. The actual perpetrator, the actual shooter, voluntarily turned himself over to the body conducting the proceedings, and confessed. Later, he also handed over the weapon, the tool of the crime, but it seems that the case is not moving forward," the attorney said, noting that the person who confessed to the crime has not been arrested, whereas Alen Petrosyan's term of arrest has been extended for the second time.

The lawyer found it hard to say why his client has not been released under these circumstances.

According to the attorney, Petrosyan is accused of murder and carrying an illegal weapon.

Arman Arzumanyan stressed that he will file a cassation appeal of the decision to arrest Alen Petrosyan, and if the latter is not released, he will file a complaint with the ECHR.