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TRIAL OF FORMER POLICE CHIEF ACCUSED OF ABUSING HIS POSITION POSTPONED
epress.am
02.16.2012
The trial of former head of the RA Police General Department of
Criminal Intelligence Hovhannes Tamamyan that was to take place at
a Yerevan district court today was postponed.
Recall, Tamamyan was arrested late March 2011 on on charges of abuse
of power and has since been kept under arrest pending trial. He is
accused of deliberately mishandling a police investigation into the
May 12, 2010 murder of 23-year-old Khachik Lazarian. As reported
by RFE/RL's Armenian service, prosecutors say police investigators
overseen by Tamamyan deliberately failed to prosecute the murder
perpetrator and charged another individual instead, presumably in
return for a massive kickback. Tamamyan is also charged on similar
accounts in another case, in which he failed to prosecute Aram and
Arthur Martirosyans for the murder of Hakob and Hovsep Hovhannisyans
and Spartak Zargaradoghyan in Nov. 2009 in Gavar.
Also named as accused are former Deputy Head of the Arabkir Division
of Yerevan Police Armen Poghosyan and former Senior Investigator of
the Police General Investigation Department of Specially Important
Cases Vahan Khanzadyan, who also face similar charges.
Appointed public prosecutor Ruzanna Sirekanyan, who is defending
Khanzadyan's interests, asked the judge for 10 days to become
acquainted with the case materials.
Judge Arshak Vardanyan granted the request and postponed the court
date to Mar. 6 at 12 pm.
Afterwards, reporters tried to ask Hovhannes Tamamyan's defense
attorney Vaghinak Gevorgyan questions; however, the latter mainly
refused to comment, saying that it might affect his client's case.
Asked whether Tamamyan will admit his guilt, the attorney said
everything will be known at the trial.
He mentioned that any media report could affect the court process,
which is why he is currently refraining from making any comments.
epress.am
02.16.2012
The trial of former head of the RA Police General Department of
Criminal Intelligence Hovhannes Tamamyan that was to take place at
a Yerevan district court today was postponed.
Recall, Tamamyan was arrested late March 2011 on on charges of abuse
of power and has since been kept under arrest pending trial. He is
accused of deliberately mishandling a police investigation into the
May 12, 2010 murder of 23-year-old Khachik Lazarian. As reported
by RFE/RL's Armenian service, prosecutors say police investigators
overseen by Tamamyan deliberately failed to prosecute the murder
perpetrator and charged another individual instead, presumably in
return for a massive kickback. Tamamyan is also charged on similar
accounts in another case, in which he failed to prosecute Aram and
Arthur Martirosyans for the murder of Hakob and Hovsep Hovhannisyans
and Spartak Zargaradoghyan in Nov. 2009 in Gavar.
Also named as accused are former Deputy Head of the Arabkir Division
of Yerevan Police Armen Poghosyan and former Senior Investigator of
the Police General Investigation Department of Specially Important
Cases Vahan Khanzadyan, who also face similar charges.
Appointed public prosecutor Ruzanna Sirekanyan, who is defending
Khanzadyan's interests, asked the judge for 10 days to become
acquainted with the case materials.
Judge Arshak Vardanyan granted the request and postponed the court
date to Mar. 6 at 12 pm.
Afterwards, reporters tried to ask Hovhannes Tamamyan's defense
attorney Vaghinak Gevorgyan questions; however, the latter mainly
refused to comment, saying that it might affect his client's case.
Asked whether Tamamyan will admit his guilt, the attorney said
everything will be known at the trial.
He mentioned that any media report could affect the court process,
which is why he is currently refraining from making any comments.