Lawyer: Schoolboy David Minasyan transferred from hospital to prison

ArmInfo. Schoolboy David Minasyan, who was placed under two-month arrest following the incident involving Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan at St. Anna Church in Yerevan, has been transferred from the Nairi Medical Center to prison. Minasyan's lawyer, Lusine Martirosyan, announced  this on her Facebook page.

Minasyan was transferred to prison late in the evening of April 13.  The lawyer said they don't yet know which prison their client has  been transferred to. She only reported that the student was taken  from the hospital in a wheelchair and his condition is still  incompatible with detention.

It was previously reported that the student has been diagnosed with a  closed head injury. It stems from a strong blow inflicted on a  schoolboy by a member of the Prime Minister's security detail.

As a reminder, on April 1, an Armenian court ordered the pretrial  detention of 18-year-old David Minasyan for two months. The  investigation accuses him of offenses under Part 1 of Article 297 of  the RA Criminal Code (hooliganism) and Part 3 of Article 452 of the  RA Criminal Code (interference with the lawful official or political  activities of an official), which carries a prison sentence of two to  five years. The defense intends to appeal the court's decision. The  incident occurred on March 29 at St. Anne's Church on Palm Sunday  during the liturgy, when Pashinyan, accompanied by security guards,  was heading for the exit. At that moment, Minasyan made a sharp  movement with his hand toward the prime minister, but his hand was  pulled back by his bodyguards. That same day, footage circulated  online showing a member of the security service delivering a powerful  punch to David Minasyan's face, causing the young man to fall and,  upon rising, struggle for a long time. It's noteworthy that the  Investigative Committee opened a case under the Criminal Code article  "interference in the lawful official or political activity of an  official," despite Prime Minister Pashinyan himself repeatedly  stating that he attends Sunday liturgies solely as an ordinary  parishioner of the Armenian Apostolic Church.