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FORMER RA DEPUTY PROSECUTOR GENERAL GAGIK JHANGIRIAN SENTENCED TO 3 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT
Noyan Tapan
March 23, 2009
YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. On March 23, Yerevan Kentron and
Nork-Marash communities' general jurisdiction court pronounced a
sentence, by which Gagik Jhangirian was found guilty of committing
a crime envisaged by Article 316, part 1, RA Criminal Code (using
violence to a power representative) and sentenced him to 3 years'
imprisonment. The start of serving the punishment was counted from
2008 February 23.
As NT was informed by the RA Cassation Court Spokesperson Alina
Yengoyan, the same day Yerevan Kentron and Nork-Marash communities'
general jurisdiction court made a decision sustaining prosecutor
party's petition on giving time for changing defendants' accusations
on the criminal case of former Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanian
and others in connection with use of the respective law on amending
Articles 225 and 300, RA Criminal Code, adopted by the RA National
Assembly.
The next court sitting on the above mentioned criminal case was
appointed on April 1.
Noyan Tapan
March 23, 2009
YEREVAN, MARCH 23, NOYAN TAPAN. On March 23, Yerevan Kentron and
Nork-Marash communities' general jurisdiction court pronounced a
sentence, by which Gagik Jhangirian was found guilty of committing
a crime envisaged by Article 316, part 1, RA Criminal Code (using
violence to a power representative) and sentenced him to 3 years'
imprisonment. The start of serving the punishment was counted from
2008 February 23.
As NT was informed by the RA Cassation Court Spokesperson Alina
Yengoyan, the same day Yerevan Kentron and Nork-Marash communities'
general jurisdiction court made a decision sustaining prosecutor
party's petition on giving time for changing defendants' accusations
on the criminal case of former Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanian
and others in connection with use of the respective law on amending
Articles 225 and 300, RA Criminal Code, adopted by the RA National
Assembly.
The next court sitting on the above mentioned criminal case was
appointed on April 1.