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The investigator Karen Nazaryan made an appointment on June 16, at 15:00. He was late for an hour, moreover without letting the witnesses and the lawyer in, he told them that he had to leave and that they would make another appointment later. However, he did not make any phone call. The investigator K. Nazaryan simply refused to accept the testimonies of witnesses and said, “Why shall I accept your testimonies, anyway, you will say that A. Hakobyan did not use swear words, did not hit the policemen and did not throw a cigarette at them”.

As on 16 June, 2009 the investigator Karen Nazaryan refused to accept the testimonies of witnesses (parents of A. Hakobyan’s wife) they had to delay their flight in order to be able to give testimonies, thus they had financial losses. The investigator was surprised when he saw the witness with the lawyer and had to accept the testimonies. As on 16 June, 2009 the investigator Karen Nazaryan refused to accept the testimonies of witnesses (parents of A. Hakobyan’s wife) they had to delay their flight in order to be able to give testimonies, thus they had financial losses. The investigator was …

On 31 May, 2009 A. Akobyan, together with the group of observers representing Helsinki Association, visited the polling station No. 8/23 of Malatia-Sebastia district, Yerevan. The members and the head of the electoral commission prohibited them to carry out the monitoring process. The observer group was taken out from the polling station, and the door was locked. Afterwards, they were warned about physical punishment. Regarding the above mentioned incident A. Akobyan made a statement addressed to the Special Investigation Department of the Office of Prosecution General of Armenia. In the …

Therefore, the criminal case against S. Harutyunyan was discontinued. According to the judge’s decision S. Harutyunyan was in a mental hospital for rather a long time. He had been taken there forcibly in order to undergo forensic-medical examination.

  The Armenian National Congress appealed to the Prosecutor General of Armenia, Police, Human Rights Defender of the Republic of Armenia demanding to file a criminal case and bring the wrongdoers to liability.

The interesting fact was that the judge stated that the carriers were packed and sealed according to the law, and he suggested the parties to be certain of that. The parties rejected his suggestion and passed to the watching process. The content of other carriers allow the parties to suppose that that they were subjected to montage. The examination of carriers represented as “evidence” is not over yet.  

Accused Grigor Voskerchyan Lawyer Stepan Voskanyan On 27 April, 2009 the trial of Grigor Voskerchyan started at the Court of First Instance of Kentron and Nork-Marash Districts of Yerevan (Article 225, part 1 of the Criminal Code of Armenia- organization of mass disorders). Judge to the case is Gagik Poghosyan, Prosecutors to the case are Ashot Nadoyan and Harutyun Harutyunyan, the defense side represents Stepan Voskanyan. The Court rejected the two motions filed by the defense side. Stepan Voskanyan stated that witnesses to the given criminal case were called to the police department the o…

The trials of Myasnik Malkhasyan and Hakob Hakobyan were postponed respectively on April 28, 2009 and April 27, 2009 as the defense side was engaged in other court hearings of “March 1” and they were not able to participate at trials set on the same day and at the same hours. Myasnik Malkhasyan and Hakob Hakobyan were members of Parliament of Armenia till the events of March 1, 2008 and they were deprived of their liabilities as a result of votes of majority of MPs

The first trail of Alexander Arzumanyan, ex-minister of foreign affairs of Armenia and Suren Sirunyan began on April 08, 2009 at the Court of First Instance of Shengavit District, Yerevan. The defendants are accused of Article 225, part 1 of Criminal Code of RA (Organization of Mass Disorders). Many testimonies given during the court hearing differed from those given in the investigation period. It is rather interesting that preliminary testimonies were signed on April 29, 2008, while the witnesses gave their testimonies on March 2008. The trial of April 22, 2009 was postponed till April 27…