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ARMENIAN JUVENILE CHARGED IN MURDER CASE BEAT BY 8 PEOPLE AT POLICE STATION: HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER
09.24.2014 23:12 epress.am
Many violations have occurred during the preliminary investigation
and trial of the murder of 16-year old Tigran Hayrapetyan who died
during a fight on April 9, 2014, while, according to human rights
defender Mikayel Danielyan, a false accusation has been placed on a
person who did not murder Hayrapetyan. Mikayel Danielyan, chairman
of the human rights defense organization "Helsinki Association,"
spoke to journalists about the latter case.
The human rights defender said that a murder charge was intentionally
placed on juvenile Hayk Aghamalyan, which would potentially result
in an 8-10 year prison sentence, while there is no evidence against
him, even possession of a knife. "I asked the prosecutor (Hakob
Melkonyan), how could you charge him if there is no possession of
a knife. He responded with, why do I need a knife to charge him,"
Danielyan explained. The latter issue has begun the day Aghamalyan
was taken into custody.
Without a search warrant, the police searched Aghamalyan's home,
with knowledge that he was at his grandmothers, they went after him
and during the process of taking him into custody, the police stroke
both Aghamalyan and his grandmother.
The police did not allow Aghamalyan's mother to enter the precinct
and was only able to see her son in the morning, while noticing
traces of violence on his body. Subsequently, Hayk Aghamalyan said
that eight people had beat him and hit on the back while pulling him
from his hair.
The other violation within the preliminary investigation is that no
forensic examination had taken place. According to the human rights
defender, Aghamalyan's confession testimony was the grounds for
him being charged. Danielyan noted, that in reality, Aghamalyan did
strike a teenager with a knife during the fight but not the person
who later died.
Furthermore, Danielyan finds it odd that video footage of the fight
participants walking on Teryan Street has been studied, while there
no footage exists of the actual fight. He stated that it may have
been in a central location and has likely been videotaped.
Recall, that premeditated murder can lead to a sentence of 20 year
to lifelong imprisonment and in consideration to Aghamalyan being of
juvenile, the accuser has demanded 8-10 years imprisonment.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/09/24/257829.html
09.24.2014 23:12 epress.am
Many violations have occurred during the preliminary investigation
and trial of the murder of 16-year old Tigran Hayrapetyan who died
during a fight on April 9, 2014, while, according to human rights
defender Mikayel Danielyan, a false accusation has been placed on a
person who did not murder Hayrapetyan. Mikayel Danielyan, chairman
of the human rights defense organization "Helsinki Association,"
spoke to journalists about the latter case.
The human rights defender said that a murder charge was intentionally
placed on juvenile Hayk Aghamalyan, which would potentially result
in an 8-10 year prison sentence, while there is no evidence against
him, even possession of a knife. "I asked the prosecutor (Hakob
Melkonyan), how could you charge him if there is no possession of
a knife. He responded with, why do I need a knife to charge him,"
Danielyan explained. The latter issue has begun the day Aghamalyan
was taken into custody.
Without a search warrant, the police searched Aghamalyan's home,
with knowledge that he was at his grandmothers, they went after him
and during the process of taking him into custody, the police stroke
both Aghamalyan and his grandmother.
The police did not allow Aghamalyan's mother to enter the precinct
and was only able to see her son in the morning, while noticing
traces of violence on his body. Subsequently, Hayk Aghamalyan said
that eight people had beat him and hit on the back while pulling him
from his hair.
The other violation within the preliminary investigation is that no
forensic examination had taken place. According to the human rights
defender, Aghamalyan's confession testimony was the grounds for
him being charged. Danielyan noted, that in reality, Aghamalyan did
strike a teenager with a knife during the fight but not the person
who later died.
Furthermore, Danielyan finds it odd that video footage of the fight
participants walking on Teryan Street has been studied, while there
no footage exists of the actual fight. He stated that it may have
been in a central location and has likely been videotaped.
Recall, that premeditated murder can lead to a sentence of 20 year
to lifelong imprisonment and in consideration to Aghamalyan being of
juvenile, the accuser has demanded 8-10 years imprisonment.
http://www.epress.am/en/2014/09/24/257829.html