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COURT AGAIN REFUSES TO SET YOUNG OPPOSITIONIST FREE
Human rights | 11.09.13 | 09:21
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The Court of Criminal Appeals hearing the case of Tigran Arakelyan
and three other young activists of the opposition Armenian National
Congress (ANC) has again refused to release him from jail till the
end of the trial despite a petition by all non-governing factions
in parliament.
Arakelyan, who has been imprisoned for more than two years now, was
sentenced to six years in jail for hooliganism and using violence
against a police officer. He appealed the verdict and now the case
is being heard at appeals instances.
Arakelyan and his defense attorney describe the conviction and sentence
as an instance of political persecution.
At Tuesday's court session the counsel for the defense presented a
written document from four out of the six factions in the National
Assembly (Prosperous Armenia, ANC, Dashnaktsutyun and Heritage) in
which they asked the court for Arakelyan to be released "considering
the evaluations given to this case in international documents". They
also assured the court that while free Arakelyan would not create
obstacles to the investigation.
http://armenianow.com/society/human_rights/48405/armenia_anc_tigran_arakelyan_appeals_court
Human rights | 11.09.13 | 09:21
Photolure
The Court of Criminal Appeals hearing the case of Tigran Arakelyan
and three other young activists of the opposition Armenian National
Congress (ANC) has again refused to release him from jail till the
end of the trial despite a petition by all non-governing factions
in parliament.
Arakelyan, who has been imprisoned for more than two years now, was
sentenced to six years in jail for hooliganism and using violence
against a police officer. He appealed the verdict and now the case
is being heard at appeals instances.
Arakelyan and his defense attorney describe the conviction and sentence
as an instance of political persecution.
At Tuesday's court session the counsel for the defense presented a
written document from four out of the six factions in the National
Assembly (Prosperous Armenia, ANC, Dashnaktsutyun and Heritage) in
which they asked the court for Arakelyan to be released "considering
the evaluations given to this case in international documents". They
also assured the court that while free Arakelyan would not create
obstacles to the investigation.
http://armenianow.com/society/human_rights/48405/armenia_anc_tigran_arakelyan_appeals_court