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Naira Zohrabyan: Verdict against Shant Harutyunyan demonstrates that
Armenia's judicial system is not independent
by Nana Martirosyan
Saturday, October 18, 15:37
The Armenian judicial system is the most dependent in the world and
this is proved by the case of Tseghakron Party Leader Shant
Harutyunyan and his friends, Naira Zohrabyan, MP from the Prosperous
Armenia Party, told ArmInfo on Saturday.
She said that the verdict sentencing Shant Harutyunyan to 6 years in
jail and giving a 4-year suspended sentence to his son Shahen
Harutyunyan is obviously politically motivated. Zohrabyan is
indignant at the fact that the court has sentenced a minor to 4 years
in jail, even if it is a suspended sentence. "If anyone in Armenia
believes and claims that the judicial system here is independent,
he/she should immediately be included in the Guinness Book of World
Records", she said.
To note, Leader of Tseghakron Party Shant Harutyunyan has been
sentenced to 6 years in prison and his son Shahen Harutyunyan has been
given a 4-year suspended sentence. The verdict was delivered on
October 17 by the court of general jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork
Marash communities of Yerevan. Vahe Lazarian, one of Shant
Harutyunyan's teammates, has been sentenced for 7 years in jail,
Albert Sarkaryan - 6 years, Sevak Mnatsakanyan - 5.5 years, retired
Lieutenant Colonel Vardan Vardanyan, Liparit Petrosyan and Avetis
Avetisyan - 5 years, Hayk Harutyunyan - 4.5 years, Alex Poghosyan and
Mkrtich Hovhannisyan - 4 years. Armen Hovhannisyan, who served in the
Armenian army for 20 years, has been sentenced to 2 years in jail, and
Tigran Petrosyan has been given a 1-year sentence.
To recall, Shant Harutyunyan was arrested following the 5 Nov 2013
developments in Liberty Square. The clashes in Liberty Square started
at 5:30 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. Earlier Shant Harutyunyan organized a picket in Liberty
Square. He stood there with a poster saying "I am Declaring a
Revolution!" A total of 38 people were detained, and many of them were
arrested.
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Armenia's judicial system is not independent
by Nana Martirosyan
Saturday, October 18, 15:37
The Armenian judicial system is the most dependent in the world and
this is proved by the case of Tseghakron Party Leader Shant
Harutyunyan and his friends, Naira Zohrabyan, MP from the Prosperous
Armenia Party, told ArmInfo on Saturday.
She said that the verdict sentencing Shant Harutyunyan to 6 years in
jail and giving a 4-year suspended sentence to his son Shahen
Harutyunyan is obviously politically motivated. Zohrabyan is
indignant at the fact that the court has sentenced a minor to 4 years
in jail, even if it is a suspended sentence. "If anyone in Armenia
believes and claims that the judicial system here is independent,
he/she should immediately be included in the Guinness Book of World
Records", she said.
To note, Leader of Tseghakron Party Shant Harutyunyan has been
sentenced to 6 years in prison and his son Shahen Harutyunyan has been
given a 4-year suspended sentence. The verdict was delivered on
October 17 by the court of general jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork
Marash communities of Yerevan. Vahe Lazarian, one of Shant
Harutyunyan's teammates, has been sentenced for 7 years in jail,
Albert Sarkaryan - 6 years, Sevak Mnatsakanyan - 5.5 years, retired
Lieutenant Colonel Vardan Vardanyan, Liparit Petrosyan and Avetis
Avetisyan - 5 years, Hayk Harutyunyan - 4.5 years, Alex Poghosyan and
Mkrtich Hovhannisyan - 4 years. Armen Hovhannisyan, who served in the
Armenian army for 20 years, has been sentenced to 2 years in jail, and
Tigran Petrosyan has been given a 1-year sentence.
To recall, Shant Harutyunyan was arrested following the 5 Nov 2013
developments in Liberty Square. The clashes in Liberty Square started
at 5:30 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. Earlier Shant Harutyunyan organized a picket in Liberty
Square. He stood there with a poster saying "I am Declaring a
Revolution!" A total of 38 people were detained, and many of them were
arrested.
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