TWO PERSONS SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMEMT FOR ROBBERY OF TWO FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE OFFICES IN YEREVAN
Noyan Tapan
Jun 04 2007
YEREVAN, JUNE 4, NOYAN TAPAN. The court of first instance of Yerevan’s
Kentron and Nork-Marash communities (chairman – Judge Mnatsakan
Martirosian) on June 4 passed sentence on the case of robbery of two
foreign currency exchange offices in Yerevan in January 2006. The court
considered the charge brought by the investigation as substantiated and
sentenced two of the gang members – Georgian citizen Andronik Torosian
and Armenian citizen Sergei Movsisian to life imprisonment. According
to materials of the case, A. Torosian initiated the "case" of robberies
of two foreign currency exchange offices in Yerevan, formed a gang,
with 3 out of its 5 members being citizens of Georgia. During the
attack of robbers, Atrur Mkrtchain, who was in the exchange office
at that time, was killed by S. Movsisian who stabbed him with a knife.
By the sentence, another two Georgian citizens – Nuzgar Khositashvili
and Karen Davtian were sentenced to 14 and 13 years’ imprisonment
respectively, while Armenian citizen Hayk Sargsian – to 8-years’
imprisonment. The court fully satisfied the civil suit of the victim’s
legal successor Zhora Mkrtchian in the amount of 4 million drams.