Armenia's first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan's detained supporters issued a statement calling on the authorities to stop illegal actions and violence against innocent citizens and drop the accusations brought against them.

"If our demands are not fulfilled, we, the political prisoners, will go on one-day hunger strike today and on indefinite hunger strike from April 9," the statement reads. The detained said they refused collaboration with law enforcement, which, in their opinion, acts by order of the President and Prime Minister.

"We are confident that justice will triumph and real criminals and usurpers will stand trial," says a statement signed by Myasnik Malkhasyan, Khachik Simonyan, Gagik Hovhannesyan, Karapet Rubinyan, Alexander Arzumanyan, Hovik Harutyunyan, Husik Baghdasaryan, Samvel Abovyan, Arthur Shahnazryan, Suren Surenyants, Isahak Malkhasyan, Ashot Zakaryan, Smbat Ayvazyan, Shota Saghatelyan, Alexan (Henrik) Vardanyan, Ararat Zurabyan, Gurgen Eghiazaryan, Masis Ayvazyan, Petros Makeyan and Vahagn Areyan.