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ACCUSED SENTENCED TO 14 YEARS' IMPRISONMENT FOR MURDER OF 23-YEAR-OLD
epress.am
11.12.2011
The trial of the May 12, 2010 murder of 23-year-old Khachik Lazarian
concluded Friday at the Court of General Jurisdiction of First Instance
of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative Districts of Yerevan.
The judge ruled to drop the charges under RA Criminal Code Article
235 Section 1 ("Illegally procuring, transporting, keeping or carrying
weapons, explosives or explosive devices") against Arsen Aharonyan by
granting him amnesty; however, the judge ruled to sentence Aharonyan
to 5 years in prison under charges of RA Criminal Code Article 258
Section 4 ("Hooliganism combined with medium gravity damage to the
health of the person").
Recall, that Arsen Aharonyan, who is the nephew of former Arabkir
district mayor Hovhannes Shahinyan, was initially accused of murder to
which he admitted his guilt; however, he later retracted his testimony,
after which Vram Baghdasaryan was accused of murder.
Note, during investigation of this case, former head of the RA Police
General Department of Criminal Intelligence Hovhannes Tamamyan,
"failing to do his duties and undertake necessary measures to reveal
a crime," was dismissed from his position and arrested.
The court issued a guilty sentence to Vram Baghdasaryan for murder
and sentenced him to 14 years' imprisonment. Other accused, Petros
Grigoryan and Davit Sandaljyan, which were named as accessories to
the crime, were granted amnesty and dismissed from the court.
The remaining two accused, Hayk Sandaljyan and Artur Pokharyan were
sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment.
Prior to the ruling being issued, the youth said their final words,
asking the court to issue a fair ruling. Vram Baghdasaryan said he
did not commit the crime he was being accused of.
Speaking to Epress.am, Baghdasaryan's attorneys said they will be
taking the case to the appeals court.
"Without evidence, without justification, they imprison a man for
14 years. And this is considered a shameful trial. An unjust court
issued an unjust ruling," said one of Baghdasaryan's attorneys,
Gayane Khachatryan.
The Yerevan-based Helsinki Association for Human Rights produced a
video covering the judicial process (see below, in Armenian only).
epress.am
11.12.2011
The trial of the May 12, 2010 murder of 23-year-old Khachik Lazarian
concluded Friday at the Court of General Jurisdiction of First Instance
of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative Districts of Yerevan.
The judge ruled to drop the charges under RA Criminal Code Article
235 Section 1 ("Illegally procuring, transporting, keeping or carrying
weapons, explosives or explosive devices") against Arsen Aharonyan by
granting him amnesty; however, the judge ruled to sentence Aharonyan
to 5 years in prison under charges of RA Criminal Code Article 258
Section 4 ("Hooliganism combined with medium gravity damage to the
health of the person").
Recall, that Arsen Aharonyan, who is the nephew of former Arabkir
district mayor Hovhannes Shahinyan, was initially accused of murder to
which he admitted his guilt; however, he later retracted his testimony,
after which Vram Baghdasaryan was accused of murder.
Note, during investigation of this case, former head of the RA Police
General Department of Criminal Intelligence Hovhannes Tamamyan,
"failing to do his duties and undertake necessary measures to reveal
a crime," was dismissed from his position and arrested.
The court issued a guilty sentence to Vram Baghdasaryan for murder
and sentenced him to 14 years' imprisonment. Other accused, Petros
Grigoryan and Davit Sandaljyan, which were named as accessories to
the crime, were granted amnesty and dismissed from the court.
The remaining two accused, Hayk Sandaljyan and Artur Pokharyan were
sentenced to 5 years' imprisonment.
Prior to the ruling being issued, the youth said their final words,
asking the court to issue a fair ruling. Vram Baghdasaryan said he
did not commit the crime he was being accused of.
Speaking to Epress.am, Baghdasaryan's attorneys said they will be
taking the case to the appeals court.
"Without evidence, without justification, they imprison a man for
14 years. And this is considered a shameful trial. An unjust court
issued an unjust ruling," said one of Baghdasaryan's attorneys,
Gayane Khachatryan.
The Yerevan-based Helsinki Association for Human Rights produced a
video covering the judicial process (see below, in Armenian only).