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Khalafyan's case leaves more mystery as defendant makes another
astonishing statement
11:03 - 11.09.10
Kotayk Court of first instance held on Friday the next-in-turn court
hearing of Vahan Khalafyan's case.
Vahan Khalafyan had on April 13 been brought to the Charentsavan
police station on suspicion of theft and died on the same day in that
police station.
According to the official version, Khalafyan stabbed himself to death
after he was allegedly subjected to degrading treatment and torture
during the interrogation.
But Khalafyan's relatives, as well as human rights defenders say he
was killed by the policemen who interrogated him.
Ashot Harutyunyan, former Head of the Department of Criminal
Investigation at the Charentsavan Police and the main defendant in
this case made the next astonishing statement in the courtroom.
Harutyunyan particularly said that Khalafyan's signature was missing
from the protocol authorizing the police officers to bring him to the
police station because he was already dead at that time.
Earlier Harutyunyan had questioned the version that Khalafyan
committed suicide as the knife he used was in a shelf which could only
be opened from its upper part and required a lot of force.
`This is the second statement that goes in line with the logic that
Khalafyan did not commit suicide but was rather killed,' human rights
defender Arthur Sakunts told Tert.am.
Ashot Harutyunyan also said that the room was in a mess when he
entered, while it is mentioned in the investigation material that
everything in the room was neatly arranged at that time.
According to Mr Sakunts this detail too attests to the fact that the
investigating body is hiding the real motives and perpetrators of this
crime.
The next court hearing will take place on September 15.
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian
astonishing statement
11:03 - 11.09.10
Kotayk Court of first instance held on Friday the next-in-turn court
hearing of Vahan Khalafyan's case.
Vahan Khalafyan had on April 13 been brought to the Charentsavan
police station on suspicion of theft and died on the same day in that
police station.
According to the official version, Khalafyan stabbed himself to death
after he was allegedly subjected to degrading treatment and torture
during the interrogation.
But Khalafyan's relatives, as well as human rights defenders say he
was killed by the policemen who interrogated him.
Ashot Harutyunyan, former Head of the Department of Criminal
Investigation at the Charentsavan Police and the main defendant in
this case made the next astonishing statement in the courtroom.
Harutyunyan particularly said that Khalafyan's signature was missing
from the protocol authorizing the police officers to bring him to the
police station because he was already dead at that time.
Earlier Harutyunyan had questioned the version that Khalafyan
committed suicide as the knife he used was in a shelf which could only
be opened from its upper part and required a lot of force.
`This is the second statement that goes in line with the logic that
Khalafyan did not commit suicide but was rather killed,' human rights
defender Arthur Sakunts told Tert.am.
Ashot Harutyunyan also said that the room was in a mess when he
entered, while it is mentioned in the investigation material that
everything in the room was neatly arranged at that time.
According to Mr Sakunts this detail too attests to the fact that the
investigating body is hiding the real motives and perpetrators of this
crime.
The next court hearing will take place on September 15.
Tert.am
From: A. Papazian