The director of “Izmirlian” Medical Center, Professor Charchyan, underwent an operation yesterday, 28 June. His lawyer Aram Vardevanyan told journalists.

“Surgery was performed to examine the condition of the heart, the stands. The operation was performed under anesthesia,” Vardevanyan said.

According to Vardevanyan, all this followed the 23 June arrest decision.

“I hope that there are certain borders that the law enforcement will not cross. There are so many obvious problems in this court case that the criminal prosecution will inevitably be stopped,” he said.

It should be reminded that on 23 June, the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan upheld the motion of the Special Investigation Service (SIS) to detain Armen Charchyan, the head of “Izmirlian” Medical Center.

Charchyan is accused of forcing to participate in the elections.

Days before the voting, the “Independent Observer” Alliance distributed an excerpt from the recording of Charchyan’s meeting with the hospital staff, which the law enforcement officers describe as obstructing the exercise of the voter’s free will.

The article accusing Charchyan mentions forced to vote for someone.

The professor, who refused to testify, insisted in the court yard that his act was not a crime; he did not force his employees.