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FORMER ARMENIAN POLICE OFFICIAL ACCEPTS CHARGES AGAINST HIM
news.am
March 15, 2012 | 17:21
YEREVAN. - Former Chief of the Police Force Criminal Investigation
Department, Police Major General Hovhannes Tamamyan, pleaded guilty
for the charges that were laid against him.
The court hearing of Tamamyan and two other defendants-Armen Poghosyan
and Vahan Khanzadyan-finally got underway, on Thursday, at capital
Yerevan's Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction Court. The
defendants are charged with abuse of power, which has caused serious
consequences.
At the start of the hearing, Poghosyan and Khanzadyan accepted the
charges that were made against them and asked the Court for a speedy
trial. Hovhannes Tamamyan's attorney, on the other hand, asked for a
ten-minute recess to consult with his client, and subsequently Tamamyan
likewise accepted the charges against him and asked for a speedy trial.
Next, the prosecutor asked for two working days to prepare the
accusation report. So, the presiding judge complied with the
prosecution's request and adjourned the Court until March 20.
To note, Hovhannes Tamamyan is under custody since March 24, 2011.
news.am
March 15, 2012 | 17:21
YEREVAN. - Former Chief of the Police Force Criminal Investigation
Department, Police Major General Hovhannes Tamamyan, pleaded guilty
for the charges that were laid against him.
The court hearing of Tamamyan and two other defendants-Armen Poghosyan
and Vahan Khanzadyan-finally got underway, on Thursday, at capital
Yerevan's Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction Court. The
defendants are charged with abuse of power, which has caused serious
consequences.
At the start of the hearing, Poghosyan and Khanzadyan accepted the
charges that were made against them and asked the Court for a speedy
trial. Hovhannes Tamamyan's attorney, on the other hand, asked for a
ten-minute recess to consult with his client, and subsequently Tamamyan
likewise accepted the charges against him and asked for a speedy trial.
Next, the prosecutor asked for two working days to prepare the
accusation report. So, the presiding judge complied with the
prosecution's request and adjourned the Court until March 20.
To note, Hovhannes Tamamyan is under custody since March 24, 2011.