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PROSECUTOR PARTY PETITIONS TO SENTENCE ALEXANDER ARZUMANIAN AND SUREN SIRUNIAN TO 6 AND 5 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT, RESPECTIVELY
Noyan Tapan
June 5, 2009
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. At the June 5 court sitting on the case
of former RA Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanian and Suren Sirunian
the prosecutor party petitioned to sentence the defendants to 6 and
5 years' imprisonment, respectively.
The prosecutor party considered proved and grounded by the preliminary
investigation and trial the charge of organizing mass disorders on
2008 March 1-2 brought to A. Arzumanian and S. Sirunian (part 1,
Article 225, RA Criminal Code).
According to the prosecutor party, when pronouncing a judgement the
court should take into consideration "crime's nature, high degree
of public danger," as well as circumstances characterizing the
personality, circumstances aggravating and mitigating the act. Among
mitigating circumstances it was mentioned that the defendants are
convicted for the first time, and the circumstance that "the crime was
committed by a group" is considered aggravating. The prosecutor also
petitioned to keep under seizure defendants' property for sustaining
a possible lawsuit on damage inflicted by mass disorders.
The defence party petitioned to give 20 working days for preparing
the defence speeches, but the court gave only 4 days.
The next court sitting will take place on June 12.
Noyan Tapan
June 5, 2009
YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. At the June 5 court sitting on the case
of former RA Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanian and Suren Sirunian
the prosecutor party petitioned to sentence the defendants to 6 and
5 years' imprisonment, respectively.
The prosecutor party considered proved and grounded by the preliminary
investigation and trial the charge of organizing mass disorders on
2008 March 1-2 brought to A. Arzumanian and S. Sirunian (part 1,
Article 225, RA Criminal Code).
According to the prosecutor party, when pronouncing a judgement the
court should take into consideration "crime's nature, high degree
of public danger," as well as circumstances characterizing the
personality, circumstances aggravating and mitigating the act. Among
mitigating circumstances it was mentioned that the defendants are
convicted for the first time, and the circumstance that "the crime was
committed by a group" is considered aggravating. The prosecutor also
petitioned to keep under seizure defendants' property for sustaining
a possible lawsuit on damage inflicted by mass disorders.
The defence party petitioned to give 20 working days for preparing
the defence speeches, but the court gave only 4 days.
The next court sitting will take place on June 12.