Armenian court sentences would-be assassin to suspended prison term

Arminfo
5 Aug 05

Yerevan, 5 August: Gagik Grigoryan, who was involved in the
assassination attempt on the life of high-ranking Armenian officials,
has been sentenced to five years in prison with a probation period
of two years.

This decision was made by Pargev Oganyan, judge of the court of first
instance of Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork Marash communities. Under the
judge’s decision, Grigoryan was released in the courtroom.

It must be remembered that Grigoryan was charged under Articles 38, 35,
305 of the Criminal Code of Armenia. He was charged with complicity in
an assassination attempt on Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan,
[Defence Minister] Serzh Sarkisyan, [Transport and Communications
Minister] Andranik Manukyan, [Minister for Territorial Administration]
Ovik Abramyan, businessman Gagik Tsarukyan and the chairman of the
Constitutional Court, Gagik Arutyunyan, which was planned by the
former Armenian Communications and Transport Minister Eduard Madatyan.

[Passage omitted: Other details of the assassination attempt and trial]