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APPELLATE COURT REJECTS REMOVAL OF PRE-TRIAL DETENTION FOR HAK ACTIVIST
Narek Aleksanyan
17:44, September 18, 2013
Armenia's Criminal Appellate Court today rejected a motion to replace
the pre-trial detention of Armenian National Congress (HAK) activist
Tigran Arakelyan with a personal affidavit guaranteeing he would not
flee the country.
The court issued the rejection even though 110 prominent citizens
signed the affidavit which obliged them to pay upwards of 500,000 AMD
as a sign of good faith. The money would be returned to them after
the trial.
Tigran Arakelyan and three other HAK activists were sentenced to
terms ranging from two to six years on charges of "hooliganism" due
to a scuffle with police on August 9, 2011. Arakelyan was sentenced
to six years and has been detained since.
The Criminal Appellate Court dismissed their appeals in November,
2013, but in May of this year the Court pf Cassation overturned the
decision and ordered a retrial.
When the court issued its verdict, supporters of Arakelyan broke out
in boos and cat-calls.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/29432/appellate-court-rejects-removal-of-pre-trial-detention-for-hak-activist.html
Narek Aleksanyan
17:44, September 18, 2013
Armenia's Criminal Appellate Court today rejected a motion to replace
the pre-trial detention of Armenian National Congress (HAK) activist
Tigran Arakelyan with a personal affidavit guaranteeing he would not
flee the country.
The court issued the rejection even though 110 prominent citizens
signed the affidavit which obliged them to pay upwards of 500,000 AMD
as a sign of good faith. The money would be returned to them after
the trial.
Tigran Arakelyan and three other HAK activists were sentenced to
terms ranging from two to six years on charges of "hooliganism" due
to a scuffle with police on August 9, 2011. Arakelyan was sentenced
to six years and has been detained since.
The Criminal Appellate Court dismissed their appeals in November,
2013, but in May of this year the Court pf Cassation overturned the
decision and ordered a retrial.
When the court issued its verdict, supporters of Arakelyan broke out
in boos and cat-calls.
http://hetq.am/eng/news/29432/appellate-court-rejects-removal-of-pre-trial-detention-for-hak-activist.html