{"id":66937,"date":"2022-07-15T19:53:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-15T19:53:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/the-arrested-56-year-old-opposition-activist-dies-suddenly-in-the-courtroom-photos\/"},"modified":"2022-07-15T19:53:20","modified_gmt":"2022-07-15T19:53:20","slug":"the-arrested-56-year-old-opposition-activist-dies-suddenly-in-the-courtroom-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/the-arrested-56-year-old-opposition-activist-dies-suddenly-in-the-courtroom-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"The arrested 56-year-old opposition activist dies suddenly in the courtroom (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"firstP\">\n<p>A vocal critic of Armenia&#8217;s government, arrested two months ago, died suddenly today during his trial in the capital Yerevan, sparking widespread public outrage from the opposition and the ombudsman.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Armen Grigorian, a well-known TV producer, suddenly lost consciousness in the courtroom as his lawyer asked the judge to release him from custody.<\/p>\n<p>56-year-old Grigorian was pronounced dead by the ambulance group that arrived about 10 minutes later at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They performed first aid procedures but to no avail,&#8221; said Taguhi Stepanian, head of the national ambulance service.<\/p>\n<p>Grigorian&#8217;s sudden and unexplained death will be determined by forensic analysis, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Grigorian has been criticizing Prime Minister Nikol Pashinia for years, but was arrested in May on charges of inciting hatred for comments about two regions that support the government.<\/p>\n<p>Grigorian and the opposition said the charges are politically motivated.<\/p>\n<p>Neither the ministry nor the police have yet provided information on what may have happened to Armen Grigorian.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last\">\n<strong><\/p>\n<p>top channel<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\tvar ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Google Analytics\n\t\twindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\tfunction gtag() {\n\t\t\tdataLayer.push(arguments);\n\t\t}\n\t\tgtag('js', new Date());<\/p>\n<p>\t\tgtag('config', 'UA-7855069-1');<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Facebook\n\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n\t\t\tFB.init({\n\t\t\t\tappId: '1715618661991455',\n\t\t\t\txfbml: true,\n\t\t\t\tversion: 'v2.10'\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t\tFB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n\t\t};<\/p>\n<p>\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) {\n\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s);\n\t\t\tjs.id = id;\n\t\t\tjs.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/2022\/07\/15\/aktivisti-i-arrestuar-opozitar-56-vjecar-vdes-papritur-ne-sallen-e-gjyqit-fotot\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A vocal critic of Armenia&#8217;s government, arrested two months ago, died suddenly today during his trial in the capital Yerevan, sparking widespread public outrage from the opposition and the ombudsman. 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