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Helsinki Association, having observed the 19 February 2008 presidential elections in Armenia and following closely the post-election period, states that the past elections did not correspond to democratic standards. Ballot-stuffing, intimidation of voters, assaults on media representatives, the presence of local “criminals” at polling-stations as members of commissions, proxies or observers, vote-count fraud could not but affect the election returns. All this reasonably prompted counteraction on part of the opposition which took the form of peaceful demonstrations.   In the early mor…

From left to right, second row. Suren Sirunyan – RA CC 225/1, 300/1 Shant Harutyunyan – RA CC 225/3, 300/1 Myasnik Malkhasyan – RA CC 225/3, 316/2 Aleksandr Arzoumanyan – RA CC 225/3, 300/1 Sasun Mikaelyan – RA CC 225/3, 300/1, 235/1 Hakob Hakobyan – RA CC 235/1, 300/1 Grigor Voskerchyan – RA CC 225/1, 300/1

From left to right, second row. Suren Sirunyan – RA CC 225/1, 300/1 Shant Harutyunyan – RA CC 225/3, 300/1 Myasnik Malkhasyan – RA CC 225/3, 316/2 Aleksandr Arzoumanyan – RA CC 225/3, 300/1 Sasun Mikaelyan – RA CC 225/3, 300/1, 235/1 Hakob Hakobyan – RA CC 235/1, 300/1 Grigor Voskerchyan – RA CC 225/1, 300/1

From left to right, second row. Suren Sirunyan – RA CC 225/1, 300/1 Shant Harutyunyan – RA CC 225/3, 300/1 Myasnik Malkhasyan – RA CC 225/3, 316/2 Aleksandr Arzoumanyan – RA CC 225/3, 300/1 Sasun Mikaelyan – RA CC 225/3, 300/1, 235/1 Hakob Hakobyan – RA CC 235/1, 300/1 Grigor Voskerchyan – RA CC 225/1, 300/1

  EXPERT’S CONCLUSION # 402 Procurator of Yerevan prosecutor’s office H.Chakhoyan According to 12.05.2007 resolution, issued on 13.05.07 under natural light of bright weather in RHMBCRFM, forensic expert of RHMBCRFM, FME of Yerevan A.L.Darbinyam, with 9 year work experience carried out Levon Ashot Gulyan’s dead body’s forensic examination (born on 14.07.1976 address 41, Kond, passport # AN0348065, 11.19.03.07). Expert’s rights and responsibilities, specified in 85 Act of criminal juridical code, are explained, “I’m warned about amenability for giving obviously false conclusion, refusing or…

  EXPERT’S CONCLUSION # 402 Procurator of Yerevan prosecutor’s office H.Chakhoyan According to 12.05.2007 resolution, issued on 13.05.07 under natural light of bright weather in RHMBCRFM, forensic expert of RHMBCRFM, FME of Yerevan A.L.Darbinyam, with 9 year work experience carried out Levon Ashot Gulyan’s dead body’s forensic examination (born on 14.07.1976 address 41, Kond, passport # AN0348065, 11.19.03.07). Expert’s rights and responsibilities, specified in 85 Act of criminal juridical code, are explained, “I’m warned about amenability for giving obviously false conclusion, refusing or…

EXPERT’S CONCLUSION # 402 Procurator of Yerevan prosecutor’s office H.Chakhoyan According to 12.05.2007 resolution, issued on 13.05.07 under natural light of bright weather in RHMBCRFM, forensic expert of RHMBCRFM, FME of Yerevan A.L.Darbinyam, with 9 year work experience carried out Levon Ashot Gulyan’s dead body’s forensic examination (born on 14.07.1976 address 41, Kond, passport # AN0348065, 11.19.03.07). Expert’s rights and responsibilities, specified in 85 Act of criminal juridical code, are explained, “I’m warned about amenability for giving obviously false conclusion, refusi…

EXPERT’S CONCLUSION # 402 Procurator of Yerevan prosecutor’s office H.Chakhoyan According to 12.05.2007 resolution, issued on 13.05.07 under natural light of bright weather in RHMBCRFM, forensic expert of RHMBCRFM, FME of Yerevan A.L.Darbinyam, with 9 year work experience carried out Levon Ashot Gulyan’s dead body’s forensic examination (born on 14.07.1976 address 41, Kond, passport # AN0348065, 11.19.03.07). Expert’s rights and responsibilities, specified in 85 Act of criminal juridical code, are explained, “I’m warned about amenability for giving obviously false conclusion, refusi…

On 22 May the Public Relations Department of R.A. Police issued a statement, which said that L. Gulyan was “invited” to the Shengavit District Police Station of Yerevan (2) in connection with the murder of certain Stepan Vardanyan killed on 9 May near the “Pandok” restaurant, owned by L. Gulyan. To be exact it reads as follows: “…The body of S. Vardanyan was lying 1.5 meter away from the “Pandok” restaurant with a cell-phone accumulator which belonged to L. Gulyan found near the corpse. Therefore, there is more than ample evidence to believe that he is involved in the deadly incident…” A…