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HUNGER STRIKER DYING?
http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2012/02/16/hacadul
07:15 pm | Today | Social
"My brother has been on a hunger strike since January 11. Today, he
was brought to the Court of Appeals fatigued. He was entirely swollen,
complained about his heart and lost consciousness. The ambulance
arrived and took my brother. Nobody has told me where they took him
and the condition that he is in," said Karine, the sister of 23-year
old Ashot Shahzadyan, who has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Ashot Shahzadyan was sentenced for the brutal massacre that took
place in Ayntap village on May 23. The victim was Gayane Asoyan, whom,
according to the preliminary investigative body, Ashot Shahzadyan had
killed, in accordance with the elements of Article 104 (1) of the RA
Criminal Code.
Ashot Shahzadyan's public attorney Angela Karapetyan told "A1+"
that her client had rejected the testimonies given during the
preliminary investigation and mentioned that "he had taken the blame
under pressure".
According to the lawyer, Ashot Shahzadyan had told the preliminary
investigative body the name of the killer (Temur Azoyan), who is a
resident of Ayntap, but the investigators changed the demand in the
article during the case examination and made the charge stricter,
adding rape.
The lawyer assures that the preliminary inquiry didn't show any traces
of rape on the body of the deceased, but Shahzadyan was charged with
rape by the investigators' demand.
The first instance court didn't find the charge convincing and
sentenced Shahzadyan to prison for murder and a rape attempt.
In addition, a couple of days after the incident, Temur Azoyan
disappeared, and the preliminary inquiry body still hasn't found him.
Citing the testimonies given by Azoyan's relatives, stating that he
had left for Germany to visit his brother, the preliminary inquiry
body upheld the testimonies and closed that part of the case.
The lawyer informs that the preliminary inquiry body hasn't even
tried to question the testimony of Azoyan's relatives according to
which they didn't know their elder son's address or the name of the
German city where they believe their son is living and where 29-year
old Temur Azoyan had gone.
The lawyer also mentioned that the only thing that was revealed was
that Azoyan, on June 6, 14 days after the incident, had left for
Moscow from Zvartnots Airport. In Armenia, all embassies granting
Shengen Visas said they had not provided any visas with the name and
last name of Temur Azoyan.
Ashot Shahzadyan has been on a hunger strike at Nubarashen Penitentiary
for 40 days. His lawyer also wasn't aware of where the ambulance
truck took her client.
http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2012/02/16/hacadul
07:15 pm | Today | Social
"My brother has been on a hunger strike since January 11. Today, he
was brought to the Court of Appeals fatigued. He was entirely swollen,
complained about his heart and lost consciousness. The ambulance
arrived and took my brother. Nobody has told me where they took him
and the condition that he is in," said Karine, the sister of 23-year
old Ashot Shahzadyan, who has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Ashot Shahzadyan was sentenced for the brutal massacre that took
place in Ayntap village on May 23. The victim was Gayane Asoyan, whom,
according to the preliminary investigative body, Ashot Shahzadyan had
killed, in accordance with the elements of Article 104 (1) of the RA
Criminal Code.
Ashot Shahzadyan's public attorney Angela Karapetyan told "A1+"
that her client had rejected the testimonies given during the
preliminary investigation and mentioned that "he had taken the blame
under pressure".
According to the lawyer, Ashot Shahzadyan had told the preliminary
investigative body the name of the killer (Temur Azoyan), who is a
resident of Ayntap, but the investigators changed the demand in the
article during the case examination and made the charge stricter,
adding rape.
The lawyer assures that the preliminary inquiry didn't show any traces
of rape on the body of the deceased, but Shahzadyan was charged with
rape by the investigators' demand.
The first instance court didn't find the charge convincing and
sentenced Shahzadyan to prison for murder and a rape attempt.
In addition, a couple of days after the incident, Temur Azoyan
disappeared, and the preliminary inquiry body still hasn't found him.
Citing the testimonies given by Azoyan's relatives, stating that he
had left for Germany to visit his brother, the preliminary inquiry
body upheld the testimonies and closed that part of the case.
The lawyer informs that the preliminary inquiry body hasn't even
tried to question the testimony of Azoyan's relatives according to
which they didn't know their elder son's address or the name of the
German city where they believe their son is living and where 29-year
old Temur Azoyan had gone.
The lawyer also mentioned that the only thing that was revealed was
that Azoyan, on June 6, 14 days after the incident, had left for
Moscow from Zvartnots Airport. In Armenia, all embassies granting
Shengen Visas said they had not provided any visas with the name and
last name of Temur Azoyan.
Ashot Shahzadyan has been on a hunger strike at Nubarashen Penitentiary
for 40 days. His lawyer also wasn't aware of where the ambulance
truck took her client.