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    PERSONS CONVICTED ON 2008 MARCH 1 CASES TO IMPRISONMENT OF UP TO 5 YEARS TO BE SUBJECT TO AMNESTY

    Noyan Tapan
    June 17, 2009

    YEREVAN, JUNE 17, NOYAN TAPAN. The ideology of decisions on amnesty
    made earlier is the basis of RA President's proposal on granting an
    amnesty to be discussed at the RA National Assembly June 19 special
    session. It is a new thing that persons committing a crime during
    the 2008 March 1-2 events in Yerevan are classed as an individual
    category. However, as Chairman of RA NA Committee on State and
    Legal Issues, RPA member David Haroutiunian told journalists after
    Committee's June 17 closed sitting, persons convicted to imprisonment
    of up to 5 years will be subject to amnesty.

    As to the issue of whether the amnesty will extend to the NA deputies
    accused by the March 1 cases, it was mentioned that until the judicial
    acts are pronounced no one can unequivocally say whether the amnesty
    will extend to them or not. Meanwhile D. Haroutiunian stated that
    as regards one of the deputies, Sasun Mikayelian, no amnesty can
    be granted to him, as he is also accused by part 2, Article 235,
    RA Criminal Code, purchasing, selling, keeping, transporting or
    carrying illegal arms, ammunition, explosives by a group of people
    by a preliminary agreement.

    D. Haroutiunian also said that amnesty's proposal mentions a
    number of articles, some conditions, under which amnesty is not
    used. In particular, no amnesty is granted if several crimes have
    been committed, one of which excludes granting amnesty. It was
    mentioned that acts subject to amnesty are determined not only by
    punishment terms envisaged for them, but also by society's estimation
    to act's gravity. In particular, such acts as mass disorders, for
    which a comparatively strict punishment is envisaged, according
    to D. Haroutiunian, will be subject to amnesty, while hindering
    journalists' professional activity envisaging minimum punishments
    will not be subject to amnesty.

    As to granting an amnesty to people being in search, in particular,
    in connection with amnesty's possible extension to deputy Khachatur
    Sukiasian, D. Haroutiunian said that the condition of decisions on
    amnesty made earlier has been kept in this case, as well: people being
    in search should present themselves to law enforcement structures
    in certain period and if the case is examined at the court, they
    should present themselves to the court, after which, depending on the
    charge, the amnesty act will either extend to them or not. The amnesty
    unequivocally will not extend to those not presenting themselves in
    the set term.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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