Lawyer: Vardan Ghukasyan`s murder  being planned

ArmInfo. The criminal case  against elected Gyumri mayor Vardan Ghukasyan and the preventive measure chosen for him are aimed at political revenge, not justice.  They are aimed not only at isolating him from political life but also at depriving him of his fundamental right to life, as  noted in a statement issued by Zaruhi Postanjyan, Ghukasyan'a lawyer.

The lawyer notes that on November 6, 2025, Vardan Ghukasyan was  unexpectedly taken by ambulance from the Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary  institution to the Surb Grigor Lusavorich Medical Center, where he  underwent coronary angiography. Following this medical intervention,  Ghukasyan remained in the hospital, receiving the necessary medical  care. However, the following day, early in the morning of November 7,  2025, Vardan Ghukasyan was taken to the penitentiary institution not  by ambulance, but in a police car behind bars, "under inhumane  conditions."

Postanjyan, citing medical records she reviewed and a personal  meeting with Ghukasyan, unequivocally states that her client requires  urgent, specialized treatment. However, he is being systematically  denied this treatment.

"The Government of the Republic of Armenia, represented by the  leadership of the Penitentiary Service and personally by Nikol  Pashinyan, who publicly threatened Mr. Ghukasyan, has been fully  aware of his serious health issues since at least November 6, 2025.  These issues require immediate treatment in a specialized medical  center, yet the authorities continue to take no action.

The initiation of a criminal case against Vardan Ghukasyan and his  arrest are not based on legal requirements, but serve Nikol  Pashinyan's political goals: to deprive Vardan Ghukasyan of both his  political activities and his life.

I would not be mistaken if I said that there is currently a murder  plot  against Vardan Ghukasyan. The threat to his life and health is  not only a matter of human responsibility but also of state  responsibility. I urge law enforcement agencies to respond  immediately. I demand that they ensure the preservation and  protection of Vardan Ghukasyan's life, safety, and dignity," the  lawyer concludes.