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3 Soldiers Accused of Beating Senior Officer: Witnesses Say
Testimonies were Embellished
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/09/24/3-soldiers-accused-of-beating-senior-officer-witnesses-say-testimonies-were-embellished.html
09.24.2013 23:15 epress.am
The next hearing in the case of the three conscripts serving in the
Mehrab military unit accused of assaulting their superior was held
today in the Court of General Jurisdiction of Tavush Marz. According
to the indictment, brothers Karlen and Artak Sargsyan, and Manuk
Margaryan beat Lieutenant David Lazarian. The accused argue that
Lazarian hit first, after which Karlen struck back, while the other
two attempted to break up the fight.
Speaking to Epress.am, the Sargsyans' attorney, Ani Torosyan, said
that the following witnesses testified in court: deputy commander of
the military unit Rodin Poghosyan, and rank-and-file soldiers Garik
Zakaryan and Gegham Margaryan. All the witnesses said in court that
their preliminary testimonies taken from them were not those heard in
court today.
Poghosyan was particularly angry by the fact that the investigator
recorded something that bears no relation to what he said. "Bring that
investigator here," he demanded. The witness confirmed that he only
heard David Lazarian telling others that he did not beat the
conscripts.
However, in Poghosyan's preliminary testimony heard in court, the
incident is described in great detail; meanwhile, Poghosyan insists
that he did not witness the incident.
Gagik Zakaryan also told the court that the pre-trial testimony he
gave was not to such a great extent as it was presented in court.
In court, he said that he only saw the officer arguing with someone in
the hallway, and he did not even know with whom he was arguing.
The other witness, Gegham Margaryan, said he testified at the behest
of the military police officer. According to the published pre-trial
testimony, Margaryan said that he saw one of the accused, Manuk,
holding the officer while one of the brothers beat him.
Previously, another witness in the case, rank-and-file Armen Nazaryan,
said that he was pressured and beaten in order to extract a testimony
from him.
From: Baghdasarian
Testimonies were Embellished
http://www.epress.am/en/2013/09/24/3-soldiers-accused-of-beating-senior-officer-witnesses-say-testimonies-were-embellished.html
09.24.2013 23:15 epress.am
The next hearing in the case of the three conscripts serving in the
Mehrab military unit accused of assaulting their superior was held
today in the Court of General Jurisdiction of Tavush Marz. According
to the indictment, brothers Karlen and Artak Sargsyan, and Manuk
Margaryan beat Lieutenant David Lazarian. The accused argue that
Lazarian hit first, after which Karlen struck back, while the other
two attempted to break up the fight.
Speaking to Epress.am, the Sargsyans' attorney, Ani Torosyan, said
that the following witnesses testified in court: deputy commander of
the military unit Rodin Poghosyan, and rank-and-file soldiers Garik
Zakaryan and Gegham Margaryan. All the witnesses said in court that
their preliminary testimonies taken from them were not those heard in
court today.
Poghosyan was particularly angry by the fact that the investigator
recorded something that bears no relation to what he said. "Bring that
investigator here," he demanded. The witness confirmed that he only
heard David Lazarian telling others that he did not beat the
conscripts.
However, in Poghosyan's preliminary testimony heard in court, the
incident is described in great detail; meanwhile, Poghosyan insists
that he did not witness the incident.
Gagik Zakaryan also told the court that the pre-trial testimony he
gave was not to such a great extent as it was presented in court.
In court, he said that he only saw the officer arguing with someone in
the hallway, and he did not even know with whom he was arguing.
The other witness, Gegham Margaryan, said he testified at the behest
of the military police officer. According to the published pre-trial
testimony, Margaryan said that he saw one of the accused, Manuk,
holding the officer while one of the brothers beat him.
Previously, another witness in the case, rank-and-file Armen Nazaryan,
said that he was pressured and beaten in order to extract a testimony
from him.
From: Baghdasarian