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    LAWYER DETAINED?

    http://www.lragir.am/src/index.php?id=c ountry&pid=14930
    15:04:35 - 14/08/2009

    Head of the Helsinki association, Mikael Danielyan and member of the
    Chamber of Advocates, Gayane Khachatryan presented the details of
    the case of the lawyer Arshaluys Hakobyan.

    The case concerns the member of the Helsinki association, Arshaluys
    Khachatryan, who was an observer at the May 31 election. The latter
    was accused of violence against police officials. The lawyer Gayane
    Khachatryan noted that Arshaluys Hakobyan was detained on June 5. And
    several days ago, the court of first instance prolonged the term of
    the arrest by 1 month.

    Two officials of the Kentron police department brought a notification
    for an examination to Hakobyan's house. In accordance with the law,
    the police officials have to hand the notification to the recipient
    or to a member of their family. Arshaluys's wife told the officials,
    that her husband was sleeping. Nevertheless, they entered the house,
    woke Arshaluys up, and demanded to sign the notification. Because
    of bad vision, Arshaluys signed in a wrong place, after which the
    police officials started to threaten him. Afterwards, Hakobyan asked
    the officials to leave the apartment after which the officials
    used violence against him. But it is noted in the criminal case
    that Hakobyan used violence against the police officials. Only the
    testimonies of the officials are included in the case, which is a
    violation of the law, stated Gayane Khachatryan.

    According to Khachatryan, the decision to detain Hakobyan was wrong. it
    was appealed in the court of appeal, but was rejected.
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