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TRAFFICKING TRIAL: ACCUSED GETS QUEASY IN COURT AND IS HOSPITALIZED
Yeranuhi Soghoyan
http://hetq.am/eng/articles/22403/trafficking-trial-accused-gets-queasy-in-court-and-is-hospitalized.html
11:29, January 17, 2013
Once again, the trial of Gyumri resident Sousanna M., convicted of
tracking in Trebizon, Turkey, had to be postponed on January 15. At
the last minute, the accused decided she wanted to switch her defense
attorney.
Sousanna's trial was scheduled to start back in November at the Shirak
Court of First Instance. Several sessions had to be postponed since her
lawyer at the time, Melanya Sargsyan, had constantly called in sick.
On January 15, Judge Manoukyan asked Sousanna why she wanted to
switch lawyers at this point in the trial. The accused answered that
differences of opinion had cropped up between the two of them. She
also complained about the lawyer's prolonged absence from court as
damaging to her defense.
"My daughter has found another lawyer and I want her to defend me,"
Sousanna told the judge.
The new lawyer, Karapet Aghadjanyan, told the court that he had just
arrived from Yerevan and that he even hadn't drawn up a contract with
Sousanna nor sufficient time to get aquainted with the case.
Aghadjanyan asked for a minimum of four days to do so. Judge Manoukyan
rescheduled the trial for January 16 and requested that Sousanna's
former attorney be present as well.
Yesterday, Sousanna changed her mind again, saying she would let
Melanya Sargsyan continue defending her.
Sargsyan motioned the court to drop the charges against her client.
Sousanna suddenly felt queasy and was taken to hospital.
Judge Manoukyan postponed the trial until January 30.
From: A. Papazian
Yeranuhi Soghoyan
http://hetq.am/eng/articles/22403/trafficking-trial-accused-gets-queasy-in-court-and-is-hospitalized.html
11:29, January 17, 2013
Once again, the trial of Gyumri resident Sousanna M., convicted of
tracking in Trebizon, Turkey, had to be postponed on January 15. At
the last minute, the accused decided she wanted to switch her defense
attorney.
Sousanna's trial was scheduled to start back in November at the Shirak
Court of First Instance. Several sessions had to be postponed since her
lawyer at the time, Melanya Sargsyan, had constantly called in sick.
On January 15, Judge Manoukyan asked Sousanna why she wanted to
switch lawyers at this point in the trial. The accused answered that
differences of opinion had cropped up between the two of them. She
also complained about the lawyer's prolonged absence from court as
damaging to her defense.
"My daughter has found another lawyer and I want her to defend me,"
Sousanna told the judge.
The new lawyer, Karapet Aghadjanyan, told the court that he had just
arrived from Yerevan and that he even hadn't drawn up a contract with
Sousanna nor sufficient time to get aquainted with the case.
Aghadjanyan asked for a minimum of four days to do so. Judge Manoukyan
rescheduled the trial for January 16 and requested that Sousanna's
former attorney be present as well.
Yesterday, Sousanna changed her mind again, saying she would let
Melanya Sargsyan continue defending her.
Sargsyan motioned the court to drop the charges against her client.
Sousanna suddenly felt queasy and was taken to hospital.
Judge Manoukyan postponed the trial until January 30.
From: A. Papazian