The fact that National Assembly member, founder and the leader of the Yerkrapah (Land Keepers) Union, awarded  the medals of “Vazgen Sargsyan -Commander-in-chief,” “Yerkrapah,” “Military Service,” “Marshal Baghramyan,” and “Artsakh”, person who is respected and accepted within Erkrapah Union, explicitly joined the opposition, was making speeches at Levon Ter-Petrosyan’s rallies, was criticizing Armenian authorities and publicly questioning the official results of Presidential elections was endangering the integrity of Governmental structures, especially the NA and military circles.

Video tapes which recorded all development during the all day and the evening of March 1 show that at the moment of tension Malkhasyan together with others was trying to calm down protesters at the Myasnikyan Square and thus to avoid any possible clashes with enforcement troops.

The very arrest of Mr. Malkhasyan was unlawful, since at the time of arrest, he, as the Member of the National Assembly, was enjoying immunity, which was revoked by the Parliament only on March 6.

During the all period of pre-trial detention Mr. Malkhasyan has never been tried, no proves of his guilt were presented.

All motions of defence lawyers concerning the alteration of the restraint measure were rejected by the court without substantively grounded formal and legal reasons.