"Dear friends, thank you very much for your words of support. But I am more happy to take the side of truth and justice, not my person, but yours.
As you know, the detention of the clergy, myself, and other political prisoners, among other purposes, had one common goal: to terrorize, intimidate, and break us and other dissidents. I'm glad you didn't FEAR.))) And I BECAME STRONGER during these 5 months...
If you noticed, the court imposed a requirement on all the boys released in our case not to be in crowded places. As we all understand, this ban does not refer to visiting crowded military units, crowded medical centers, crowded weddings and other places, it is about MASSES AND DEMONSTRATIONS. Where did we get to?
Today they are persecuting my spiritual father Bagrat Srbazan, me and others by filing a false case of "terrorism", assigning me a more severe punishment (as a preventive measure) and presenting to the public as the country's "number 1 terrorist))) I'm sorry, I'm very sorry that our state has found itself in today's situation, when the judge is not guided by his own conviction, but does what he is told. Until the court reads the decision about me, I said in my speech to the court that I was told that the court did not get PERMISSION to release you. The court did not even respond to what I said. At least he said there is no such thing, I act independently. He didn't say because he didn't have anything to say... I'm sorry not particularly for my difficulties, but that the legal and other systems of our state are broken. This tells us only one thing: we cannot stop talking about JUSTICE AND TRUTH and continue the struggle without complaint. I am sure our struggle will be crowned with VICTORY and the generation of independence will build the LAND OF OUR DREAMS... BY GOD....” With gratitude and love, RA No. 1 “terrorist” Lidya Mantashyan “Abovyan” Penitentiary, cell N 1924.11.2025
