Prisoners, who injured themselves, had to move to a new cell (video)
“Prisoners of Nubarashen penitentiary institution’s 2nd cell on the 1st floor willingly moved to the 89th cell of the 5th floor,” Ministry of Justice informed “A1+”. They claimed no violence was used against them. One of the relatives of the inmates also confirmed the news and claimed that the prisoners had to make such a decision, “Their bodies were wholly injured and they thought it is useless to continue fight for their rights, as the law doesn’t protect them. The inmates think that in that way they harm their families and had to agree with the instruction on movement,” one of the relatives of the inmates told “A1+”. The relative says that during the moving no violence was used against the prisoners. The relative also told about the condition in the 89th cell of the 5th floor, “The authorities receive much money for repairing the prisons, but those cells are like pigsties. We, their families, keep them or else they are in such a situation that at any moment they can take critical steps.” The prisoners are mainly concerned about the attitude of the authorities and institutions of human rights defense, “They are neglected by everybody- the Ministry of Justice, HRD office and Criminal Executive Department. Instead of visiting them and inquiring about their problems, they say that they inquired and the prisoners are in a good condition.” The prisoners’ requests addressed to the prison’s leadership are also useless. Head of Nubarashen prison is Serob Harutyunyan, who has his methods of solving the requests of prisoners for meeting and discussing the problems.
