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Accused in Gang Case Pierces Himself with Sharp Object in Courtroom:
Trial Postponed
07.23.2014 18:04 epress.am
Today's court session in the "gang case" was adjourned at the Court of
General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative
Districts of Yerevan after one of the accused, David Galstyan, harmed
himself.
As reported by the Epress.am journalist in the courtroom, Galstyan,
accused of committing a series of burglaries, pierced his hand with
something sharp (the Epress.am journalist was unable to see what it
was). Court bailiffs and police officers responded immediately, asking
those present to leave the courtroom while providing assistance to
Galstyan.
Galstyan committed the act of self-mutilation after the prosecutor
began to read the testimony he allegedly gave during the preliminary
investigation. During the trial, Galstyan has repeatedly said he gave
no such testimony and that police tortured him.
Asked whether there was an investigation (into the allegation of
police torture), he said no. "There was no interrogation. [I was]
taken, beaten, and told, the case of one year's [burglaries] is on
you. They didn't give [me] the opportunity to have counsel for one
year. I didn't participate in the investigation because I was ill [as
a result of the beating]," Galstyan said, adding that he was
threatened that they would create problems for his family members.
Galstyan's attorney Stepan Voskanyan informed Epress.am that his
client harmed himself because hearing the prosecutor read a testimony
he did not give, Galstyan relived all the torture which was applied to
him.
According to the attorney, attached to the case materials are the
results of the forensic examination that state that Galstyan has
serious mental health problems.
Voskanyan said that his client attempted self-mutilation once before,
after the death of one of the other accused, Armen Dallakyan.
Today's court session was postponed to August 6.
Earlier, Galstyan read a statement in court [in Armenian only].
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/07/23/accused-in-gang-case-pierces-himself-with-sharp-object-in-courtroom-trial-postponed.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqqFTLAzVCU
Trial Postponed
07.23.2014 18:04 epress.am
Today's court session in the "gang case" was adjourned at the Court of
General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative
Districts of Yerevan after one of the accused, David Galstyan, harmed
himself.
As reported by the Epress.am journalist in the courtroom, Galstyan,
accused of committing a series of burglaries, pierced his hand with
something sharp (the Epress.am journalist was unable to see what it
was). Court bailiffs and police officers responded immediately, asking
those present to leave the courtroom while providing assistance to
Galstyan.
Galstyan committed the act of self-mutilation after the prosecutor
began to read the testimony he allegedly gave during the preliminary
investigation. During the trial, Galstyan has repeatedly said he gave
no such testimony and that police tortured him.
Asked whether there was an investigation (into the allegation of
police torture), he said no. "There was no interrogation. [I was]
taken, beaten, and told, the case of one year's [burglaries] is on
you. They didn't give [me] the opportunity to have counsel for one
year. I didn't participate in the investigation because I was ill [as
a result of the beating]," Galstyan said, adding that he was
threatened that they would create problems for his family members.
Galstyan's attorney Stepan Voskanyan informed Epress.am that his
client harmed himself because hearing the prosecutor read a testimony
he did not give, Galstyan relived all the torture which was applied to
him.
According to the attorney, attached to the case materials are the
results of the forensic examination that state that Galstyan has
serious mental health problems.
Voskanyan said that his client attempted self-mutilation once before,
after the death of one of the other accused, Armen Dallakyan.
Today's court session was postponed to August 6.
Earlier, Galstyan read a statement in court [in Armenian only].
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/07/23/accused-in-gang-case-pierces-himself-with-sharp-object-in-courtroom-trial-postponed.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqqFTLAzVCU