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    JOURNALIST TO BE SENTENCED?

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    01:05 pm | April 07, 2009

    Politics

    What remained unclear today was whether the criminal case brought
    up against "Chorort Ishkhanutyun" journalist Gohar Veziryan would be
    quashed or not.

    The journalist is charged with disrespectful behavior towards the
    court.

    During the trial of member of political council of the "Republic" party
    Smbat Ayvazyan, according to testimonies of witnesses during inquiries,
    Gohar Veziryan called Judge Gagik Avetisyan a schizophrenic and
    meek. However, those words are not heard in the recording. According
    to Gohar Veziryan, she found the words in the newspaper, but the
    bailiffs say that Veziryan said them in court.

    During yesterday's trial defendant Hovik Arsenyan filed a petition
    asking the court to put an end to the criminal persecution since
    there is no criminal gang.

    Accuser Levon Charkhifalakyan asked the judge for time to think, but he
    hadn't shown up to court today and did not inform the judge about that.

    Four bailiffs and secretary of the trials will be prosecuted in court
    as witnesses.

    Judge Gagik Poghosyan decided to postpone the trial and set the date
    for the next one on April 10 at 4:30 p.m.

    Gohar Veziryan was charged with the 3rd part of Article 343 of the
    Criminal Code, which foresees a cut of minimum wage by 300 or 2-3
    months in jail.
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