Letters
An open letter to Ruben Vardanyan
Dear Mr. Vardanyan,
I write this letter to a political prisoner — now held captive by a brutal dictatorial regime — with the hope that it reaches you, independent of your political views.
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I fear that Ruben Vardanyan and all the other Armenian hostages rotting in Azerbaijani prisons, could die one by one. Vardanyan and a few others have health problems and are deliberately being neglected by the Azerbaijani authoritities. As long as no external pressure is exerted on Azerbaijan to release them, the worst fears will materialize. And as long as that traitor Pashinyan stays in power, expect no call for their release by Armenia either, because he sees them as an inconvenience, because they are his political enemies and he would be content if they all died in Azerbaijani prisons. Vardanyan and all the other Armenian hostages have not only been abandoned, they have been betrayed. Since the current quisling Armenian government won’t lift its finger, it is up to the Armenian Diaspora to campaign and lobby for their release.
The author’s intentions are admirable to remind Mr. Vardanyan that he’s not forgotten. But he’s completely wrong in his assessment that Mr. Vardanyan has given up or surrendered because of his rejection of a lawyer that has done nothing for his case, who is clearly under aliyev’s thumb, or because of his hunger strike. Mr. Vardanyan is using all methods he’s able to use to bring attention to his case and the injustices towards Armenian hostages.