Lieutenant General, Doctor of Political Science, Professor (Strategic Security Research), Honorary President of the Political Science Association of Armenia Hayk Kotanjyan has addressed the leadership of the Republic of Armenia (RA), Golos Armenii reports.

His letter, in particular, reads:

Honorable President of the Republic of Armenia Mr. Armen Sargsyan, and Honorable Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Mr. Nikol Pashinyan:

In the interests of the unification of Armenia, Artsakh and the World Armenians under the extraordinary conditions of the challenges of the epidemic in the region and regional war, I am honored to address you with the following request:

Given the humanitarian drive of the leaders of the leading states as well as of international organization in the coronavirus epidemic aimed at release from prisons of detainees from high-risk groups (over 60 years of age), it is advisable for the RA authorities to initiate the release of RA Second President Robert Kocharyan from prison—based on regularity (he is 65 years old and needs treatment according to the diagnosis of a medical institution).

The release of the RA second president of Armenia Robert Kocharyan, who is in the risk group, will be a humanitarian step in line with the aspirations of the international community, aimed at uniting the Armenian society in the conditions of the coronavirus epidemic and security challenges.

P.S. I have the honor to inform that in the conditions of the world crisis, I had the honor to present my petition aimed at the consolidation of Armenia’s society addressed to RA Honorable President Mr. S. Sargsyan—with a request of pardoning those arrested in the March 1, 2008 case, including Nikol Pashinyan.