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NEW CHARGES BROUGHT AGAINST FORMER ARMENIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
April 16, 2013 | 17:37
YEREVAN. - New charges were brought against Armenia's former
presidential contender, non-party affiliate Vardan Sedrakyan who is
involved in assassination attempt on former presidential candidate
Paruyr Hayrikyan, the Sirunyan Law Office informed Armenian
News-NEWS.am.
On Tuesday the National Security Service brought charges on Article
34-38-305 of the Armenian criminal code on assassination of a state,
political or public figure.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, Armenian capital city
Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash General Jurisdiction Court on March
5 sentenced Vardan Sedrakyan to two months in prison. The National
Security Service had filed a petition to have Sedrakyan incarcerated.
The former presidential candidate is charged with giving the directive
for the failed assassination attempt against fellow ex-presidential
contender, opposition National Self-Determination Union Chairman,
Paruyr Hayrikyan.
To note, an assassination attempt was made against former presidential
candidate, opposition National Self-Determination Union Chairman Paruyr
Hayrikyan, on January 31 at around 11:20pm in downtown Yerevan, in
front of his home. Hayrikyan was shot and hospitalized with a gunshot
wound. He underwent a successful surgery on the morning of February 1,
and a bullet-which was located in the soft tissues of his right elbow
shoulder-was removed.
On February 7, formerly convicted Khachatur Poghosyan, and Samvel
Harutyunyan were detained on suspicion of carrying out an assassination
attempt against Paruyr Hayrikyan. And on February 10, Poghosyan,
46, and Harutyunyan, 40 were arrested. Both have pleaded guilty,
but the motives of the assassination attempt are unclear to this
day. Incidentally, both men had carried out remodeling in Vardan
Sedrakyan's home.
Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: Baghdasarian
April 16, 2013 | 17:37
YEREVAN. - New charges were brought against Armenia's former
presidential contender, non-party affiliate Vardan Sedrakyan who is
involved in assassination attempt on former presidential candidate
Paruyr Hayrikyan, the Sirunyan Law Office informed Armenian
News-NEWS.am.
On Tuesday the National Security Service brought charges on Article
34-38-305 of the Armenian criminal code on assassination of a state,
political or public figure.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, Armenian capital city
Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash General Jurisdiction Court on March
5 sentenced Vardan Sedrakyan to two months in prison. The National
Security Service had filed a petition to have Sedrakyan incarcerated.
The former presidential candidate is charged with giving the directive
for the failed assassination attempt against fellow ex-presidential
contender, opposition National Self-Determination Union Chairman,
Paruyr Hayrikyan.
To note, an assassination attempt was made against former presidential
candidate, opposition National Self-Determination Union Chairman Paruyr
Hayrikyan, on January 31 at around 11:20pm in downtown Yerevan, in
front of his home. Hayrikyan was shot and hospitalized with a gunshot
wound. He underwent a successful surgery on the morning of February 1,
and a bullet-which was located in the soft tissues of his right elbow
shoulder-was removed.
On February 7, formerly convicted Khachatur Poghosyan, and Samvel
Harutyunyan were detained on suspicion of carrying out an assassination
attempt against Paruyr Hayrikyan. And on February 10, Poghosyan,
46, and Harutyunyan, 40 were arrested. Both have pleaded guilty,
but the motives of the assassination attempt are unclear to this
day. Incidentally, both men had carried out remodeling in Vardan
Sedrakyan's home.
Photo by Arsen Sargsyan/NEWS.am
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
From: Baghdasarian