List of Detainees Compiled by Helsinki Association, Armenia

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LIST OF ACCUSED OPPOSITION MEMBERS AND ACTIVISTS as of 17 March, 2008

	Name	Occupation	Arrest date	Accusation	Place of detention
1	Zhora Sapeyan	Head of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic) Party Unit in Talin	29 Jan. 2008	RA Criminal Code 258/3	"Nubarashen" criminal-executive institution (CEI) Hovik Arsenyan
2	Mkrtich Ssapeyan	Chief of Aragatsotn region “Yerkrapa” office	29 Jan. 2008	RA CC 258/2	"Nubarashen" (CEI) Hovik Arsenyan
3	Haik Gevorgyan	Member of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic) Party	29 Jan. 2008	RA CC 258/3	"Nubarashen" CEI Hovik Arsenyan
4	Marzpetuni Ayvazyan	Member of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic) Party, brother of Smbat Ayvazyan	19 Feb. 2008	RA CC 188/3	"Nubarashen" CEI
5	Gagik Jhangiryan	Former Deputy General Prosecuter of RA, former Military Prosecutor	23 Feb. 2008	RA CC 235/1, 316/1	"Vardashen" CEI
6	Vardan Jhangiryan	Chief of Gegharkunik and Kotayk regions Electricity Unit.	23 Feb. 2008	RA CC 316	"Nubarashen" CEI
7	Aram Karapetyan	President of the “Nor Jamankner” (New Times) Party	24 Feb. 2008, 15:30	RA CC 333	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Harutyun Bakhdasaryan
8	Smbat Ayvazyan	Member of Political Council of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic) Party, Former Minister of the State Income	24 Feb. 2008, 9:45	RA CC 316	"Vardashen" CEI Hovik Arsenyan
9	Arsen Asatryan	Security Guard of MP Khachatur Sukiasyan (Head of the Yerevan Campaign Headquarter)	24 Feb. 2008	RA CC 235/1	“Vardashen” CEI Artur Alikhanyan
10	Marat Bagdasaryan	Security Guard of MP Khachatur Sukiasyan (Head of the Yerevan Campaign Headquarter)	24 Feb. 2008	RA CC 235/1	“Vardashen” CEI Artur Alikhanyan
11	Suren Surenyants	Member of Political Council of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic) Party	25 Feb. 2008, 21:30	RA CC 225/1	"Nubarashen" CEI Hovik Arsenyan
12	Petros Makeyan	Chiefman of "" “Jokhvardakan hayrenik” (Democratic Motherland) Party	25 Feb. 2008, 14:00	RA CC 149/2	"Nubarashen" CEI Varduhi Elbakyan
13	Ashot Zaqaryan	Head of the Guymri Branch Yerkrapa Former Chief of MP in Gyumri	25 Feb. 2008	RA CC 149/2	“Vardashen” CEI Grisha Manikyan
14	Hovhannes Harutyunyan	Member of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic) Party, “Yerkrapa” –Arabkir chef	26 Feb. 2008	RA CC 235/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Vardan Zurnachyan
15	*Seryozha Siradeghyan (former Interior Minister’s* Brother)**		26 Feb. 2008	RA CC 235/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Seda Sapharyan
16	Shota Saghatelyan	Member of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic) Party	26 Feb. 2008	RA CC 149/2	"Nubarashen" CEI
17	Yura Mamyan	Member of ANM, Head of Noyemberyan Compaign Headquarters	26 Feb. 2008	RA CC 235 /1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Seda Safaryan
18	Davit Matevosyan	Member of Levon Ter-Petrosyan Central Campaign Office, former Meghri Police Chief	01 March 2008	RA CC 235, 300	“Vardashen” CEI Artavazd Parsadanyan
19	Vahagn (Vardges) Hayocyan	ANM executive secretary, manager of campaign offices in marzes	01 March 2008	RA CC 225prim, 316/2	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Seda Safaryan
20	Tigran Baghdasaryan	Member of ANM, Arabkir Community Campaign Headquarters	01 March 2008	RA CC 225/2, 316/2	“Nubarashen” CEI Ara Zaqaryan
21	Davit Araqelyan *(torture)*	Chief of of Center community campaign office	01 March 2008	RA CC 225prim, 316/2	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Seda Safaryan
22	Masis Ayvazyan	Member of ANM, Regional coordinator of campaign office	01 March 2008	RA CC 316/2	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Varduhi Elbakyan
23	Levik Khachatryan	ANM board member, Regional Coordinator of Campaign Office	01 March 2008	RA CC 225prim, 316/2	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Hrach Alezyan
24	Ashot Manukyan	Member of ANM territorial council Chief of Lori Marz, Chief of compaign office	01 March 2008	RA CC 225 prim, 316/2	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Inesa Petrosyan
25	Davit Hambarzumyan	Proxy	01 March 2008	RA CC 225prim, 316/2	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI
26	Avagyan Armen	Member of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic) Party, Proxy	01 March 2008		"Nubarashen" CEI Harut
27	Samvel Harutyunyan	Proxy	01 March 2008	RA CC 225 prim, 316/2	"Nubarashen" CEI Artur Grigoryan
28	Avetiq Nersisyan	“Yerkrapa” member	01 March 2008	RA CC 225prim, 316/2	“Nubarashen” CEI Amalia Avagyan
29	Misak Hovhakimyan	Activist	01 March 2008	RA CC 316/1	“Nubarashen” CEI Vahe Grigoryan
30	Khachik Gasparyan	“Yerkrapa” member	01 March 2008	RA CC 225prim, 316/2	“Nubarashen” CEI Amalia Avagyan
31	Davit Hambardzumyan	Proxy	01 March 2008	RA CC 225 prim, 316/2	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Inesa Petrosyan
32	Mushegh Saghatelyan	Head of the Ani Campaign Headquarters, member of “Vogu Pordzutyun” NGO, Former Head of Prison Administration Department under the Interior Affairs Ministry	01 March 2008	300/1, 325/3	"Vardashen" CEI Seda Safaryan
33	Vemir Mkhitaryan	Chief of Vardenis campaign office	01 March 2008	RA CC 225/2	“Nubarashen”CEI Vahan Hayrapetyan
34	Hamlet Abrahamyan	Member of Artik Campaign Office	02 March 2008	RA CC 225 prim, 316/2	Inesa Petrosyan
35	Sedrak Grigoryan	Member of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic) Party	02 March 2008	RA CC 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI
36	Vardges Gasparyan	Activist	02 March 2008	RA CC 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Varduhi Elbakyan, Atarbekyan Artur
37	Hakob Hakobyan	Deputy of National Assembly, Chief of "Vogu pordzutyun" NGO	03 March 2008	RA CC 225/3, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Melanya Arustamyan
38	Suren Barseghyan	Head of the Yerevan Branch of "Yerkrapah" Valuntary Union	03 March 2008	RA CC 225/3, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI
39	Artur Guroqlyan	Activist	03 March 2008	RA CC 225/3, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI
40	Hakob Baghvishyan	Activist	03 March 2008	RA CC 225/3, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI
41	Vladimir Araqelyan	Member of Yerkrapah (Voluntary Union of War Veterans)	03 March 2008	RA CC 225/3, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI
42	Karapet Rubinyan	Former Deputy Speaker of National Assambly, former Chief of Staff of the President of RA	03 March 2008	RA CC 225/3, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Hovik Arsenyan
43	Gegham Harutyunyan	Member of the Republic (Hanrapetutyun) Party	03 March 2008	RA CC 225/3, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Nikol Grigoryan
44	Myasnik Malkhasyan	Deputy Chief of Yerkrapah (Voluntary Union of War Veterans) Deputyof National Assambly	03 March 2008	RA CC 225/3, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Melanya Arustamyan
45	Erjanik Abgaryan	Member of Board ANM, Former Head of Customs Service	03 March 2008	RA CC 225/3, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Vardan Zurnachyan
46	Gurgen Eghiazaryan	Former deputy head of National Security Service	03 March 2008	RA CC 300/1, 325/3	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Varduhi Elbakyan
47	Khristophor Elazyan	Former policeman (he refused to give false statement against activists)	03 March 2008	As to date, denied legal representation	“Vardashen” CEI Vardan Zurnachyan
48	Karen Tarkhanyan	Activist	04 March 2008	RA CC 225/2	“Nubarashen” Vardan Harutyunyan
49	Rubik Voskanyan *(torture)*	Activist	03 March 2008	As to date, denied legal representation	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI Vardan Zurnachyan
50	Vahagn Haroyan	Activist	06 March 2008	RA CC 225/2prim, 316/2	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI
51	Avetisyan Aslan	Member of the Hanrapetutyun (Republic) , Proxy	06 March 2008	RA CC 225/2prim, 316/2	*"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI*
52	Khachik Simonyan	*Head of Yeghvard Branch of the* Hanrapetutyun (Republic)Party**	06 March 2008	RA CC 225/1, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI
53	Grigor Voskerchyan	ANM Board member, Head of Abovyan Campaign Headquarters	08 March 2008	RA CC 225/1, 300/1	“Yerevan-Kentron” CEI Gevorgyan Hrant
54	Aram Bareghamyan	Head of Hrazdan Campaign Headquarters	09 March 2008	RA CC 225/1, 300/1	Hrazdan
55	Alexandr Arzoumanyan	Head of Central Campagn Headquarters, former Foreign Minister	10 March 2008	RA CC 225/1, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI
56	Ararat Zurabyan	Chiefman of Armenian National Movement Party, Member of Centrral Campaign Headquarters, former Head of Center Community	10 March 08	RA CC 225/1, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI
57	Aleksan Vardanyan	Activist from Vanadzor, Proxy	11 March 2008	RA CC 225/2	“Yerevan-Kentron” CEI
58	Norayr Norikyan	Member of “Aylentranq” (Alternative) Civil Initiative	15 March 2008	RA CC 300/1	“Yerevan-Kentron” CEI
59	Suren Sirunyan	Member of ANM	10 March 2008	RA CC 225/2	“Nubarashen” CEI
60	Samvel Abovyan	Member of ANM	10 March 2008	RA CC 225/2	“Nubarashen” CEI
61	Sasun Mikaelyan	Deputy of National Assembly	15 March 2008	RA CC 225/3, 300/1	"Yerevan-Kentron" CEI

AT PRESENT THE LIST CONTAINS VERRIFIED DATA ON THE PLACE OF DETENTION AND ACCUSATION ARTICLE OF THE PERSONS MENTIONED THEREIN.

AT THE SAME TIME IT IS KNOWN THAT FROM 15 TO 16 OF MARCH FIVE MORE PERSONS WERE ARRESTED, WHOSE WHEREABOUTS WE DO NOT KNOW. SAMVEL ALEKSANYAN, THE EDITOR IN CHIEF FOR “SYNIATS YERKIR” NEWSPAPER, IS AMONG THOSE FIVE.

THE WHEREABOUTS AND LEGAL STATUS OF MORE THAN 60 PESONS ARE CURRENTLY VERRIFIED AND WILL BE LATER SUPPLEMENTED TO THE PRESENT LIST OR BROUGHT SEPERATELY.

Mikael Danielyan