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LAWYER OF ONE OF SHANT HARUTYUNYAN'S SUPPORTERS BLAMES AUTHORITIES FOR POLITICAL PERSECUTION OF THE ACTIVIST
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Monday, March 10, 18:14
Tigran Petrosyan, who was arrested on 5 Nov 2013 following the
developments in Liberty Square, is undergoing political persecution,
Petrosyan's lawyer Ara Zakaryan said at a press conference on Monday.
According to the lawyer, a video material clearly shows that Tigran
Petrosyan was only parting the fighters. Ara Zakaryan thinks that not
only the charge against Petrosyan but also the decision to arrest
him were illegal. "We have video materials that demonstrate those
who really used violence against the police but they have not been
brought to responsibility so far", he said.
"The video shows that violence was used against Shant Harutyunyan. As
a result, he found himself on the ground and when the threat of
another violence against Harutyunyan arose, Tigran Petrosyan pushed the
policeman standing next to Harutyunyan in order to approach Harutyunyan
and to prevent violence against him", said Petrosyan's lawyer.
Zakaryan added that Tigran Petrosyan confronted policeman Ara
Karapetyan, the aggrieved party, only once over the past 4 months.
Tigran Petrosyan is charged with violence against the police. However,
his lawyer said that the incident lasted for 3-4 seconds only. As a
result, Tigran Petrosyan has been in custody for 4 months.
To recall, dozens of policemen and activists were injured as a result
of the clashes that followed a demonstration organized in the center
of Yerevan in support of activist Shant Harutyunyan, on 5 November.
The clashes started at 05:30 PM when the demonstrators came across
a police cordon. The police say that the demonstration was not
sanctioned. As was reported earlier, the demonstrators were moving
to Mashtots Park, when Shant Harutyunyan tried to cross the street
against the traffic lights. The police's attempt to stop him ended in
a skirmish. Harutyunyan and his son were detained. Some demonstrators
began blowing up bottles with gasoline. The police cordoned the
road leading to the presidential palace. Earlier Shant Harutyunyan
organized a picket in Liberty Square. He stood there with a poster
saying "I am Declaring a Revolution!"
From: Baghdasarian
by Ashot Safaryan
ARMINFO
Monday, March 10, 18:14
Tigran Petrosyan, who was arrested on 5 Nov 2013 following the
developments in Liberty Square, is undergoing political persecution,
Petrosyan's lawyer Ara Zakaryan said at a press conference on Monday.
According to the lawyer, a video material clearly shows that Tigran
Petrosyan was only parting the fighters. Ara Zakaryan thinks that not
only the charge against Petrosyan but also the decision to arrest
him were illegal. "We have video materials that demonstrate those
who really used violence against the police but they have not been
brought to responsibility so far", he said.
"The video shows that violence was used against Shant Harutyunyan. As
a result, he found himself on the ground and when the threat of
another violence against Harutyunyan arose, Tigran Petrosyan pushed the
policeman standing next to Harutyunyan in order to approach Harutyunyan
and to prevent violence against him", said Petrosyan's lawyer.
Zakaryan added that Tigran Petrosyan confronted policeman Ara
Karapetyan, the aggrieved party, only once over the past 4 months.
Tigran Petrosyan is charged with violence against the police. However,
his lawyer said that the incident lasted for 3-4 seconds only. As a
result, Tigran Petrosyan has been in custody for 4 months.
To recall, dozens of policemen and activists were injured as a result
of the clashes that followed a demonstration organized in the center
of Yerevan in support of activist Shant Harutyunyan, on 5 November.
The clashes started at 05:30 PM when the demonstrators came across
a police cordon. The police say that the demonstration was not
sanctioned. As was reported earlier, the demonstrators were moving
to Mashtots Park, when Shant Harutyunyan tried to cross the street
against the traffic lights. The police's attempt to stop him ended in
a skirmish. Harutyunyan and his son were detained. Some demonstrators
began blowing up bottles with gasoline. The police cordoned the
road leading to the presidential palace. Earlier Shant Harutyunyan
organized a picket in Liberty Square. He stood there with a poster
saying "I am Declaring a Revolution!"
From: Baghdasarian