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TEEN RAPE CASE: HARTASHEN VILLAGE MAYOR TO APPEAR BEFORE COURT TODAY
Panorama.am
08/08/2012
Azat Ghukasyan, former mayor of Hartashen village of Syunik region,
will appear before court today on charges of sexually assaulting
underage student A. Paronyan.
The first hearing will be held at the Court of General Jurisdiction
of Syunik region, presided over by judge Napoleon Ohanyan.
Ghukasyan's lawyer, Ara Zakaryan told Panorama.am that there was no
decision yet on holding a closed-door hearing.
Former mayor Azat Ghukasyan, a member of the Republican Party of
Armenia, was also a teacher of physical education at the local school.
He is married and has grandchildren.
Earlier, in an interview with Panorama.am, Ghukasyan did not admit
his guilt, saying that he was being blackmailed.
Students of Hartashen school claim that the village mayor has raped
A. Paronyan.
They claim that Ghukasyan instructed 14 year-old Paronyan to follow
him to the gym. One of the fellow students followed them and saw the
mayor/teacher raping the girl. The girl reportedly has mental illness,
Hetq.am said.
Students called for help, but other teachers were too afraid to open
the door. Instead, they instructed the other students to go back to
class. The students refused. They went outside and began to chant
"Justice."
They called the police who interrogated the girl and the other
student, who had witnessed the raping. A criminal investigation was
launched. The mayor fled to Yerevan. He was arrested on rape charge
on March 7, 2012.
Panorama.am
08/08/2012
Azat Ghukasyan, former mayor of Hartashen village of Syunik region,
will appear before court today on charges of sexually assaulting
underage student A. Paronyan.
The first hearing will be held at the Court of General Jurisdiction
of Syunik region, presided over by judge Napoleon Ohanyan.
Ghukasyan's lawyer, Ara Zakaryan told Panorama.am that there was no
decision yet on holding a closed-door hearing.
Former mayor Azat Ghukasyan, a member of the Republican Party of
Armenia, was also a teacher of physical education at the local school.
He is married and has grandchildren.
Earlier, in an interview with Panorama.am, Ghukasyan did not admit
his guilt, saying that he was being blackmailed.
Students of Hartashen school claim that the village mayor has raped
A. Paronyan.
They claim that Ghukasyan instructed 14 year-old Paronyan to follow
him to the gym. One of the fellow students followed them and saw the
mayor/teacher raping the girl. The girl reportedly has mental illness,
Hetq.am said.
Students called for help, but other teachers were too afraid to open
the door. Instead, they instructed the other students to go back to
class. The students refused. They went outside and began to chant
"Justice."
They called the police who interrogated the girl and the other
student, who had witnessed the raping. A criminal investigation was
launched. The mayor fled to Yerevan. He was arrested on rape charge
on March 7, 2012.