328 Prisoners Released Under Amnesty Thus Far

As of 7 pm on May 31, there are 328 prisoners released under the general amnesty granted by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan then declared by parliament last week on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence.

The RA Ministry of Justice’s penal institutions department listed the number of those released per penitentiary as follows:

Nubarashen: 29

Erebuni: 78

Vardashen: 30

Hospital for Detainees: 23

Erevan Kentron (“Center”): 0 (there are no prisoners subject to release)

Artik: 35

Vanadzor: 14

Sevan: 40

Hrazdan: 17

Abovyan: 1

Goris: 11

Kosh: 50