SONA TRUZIAN: VIDEO MATERIALS SENT BY "HERITAGE" PARTY TO PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE CONTAIN NO SHOTS OF POLICE CAR-CITIZENS ACCIDENT

Noyan Tapan
March 19, 2008

YEREVAN, MARCH 19, NOYAN TAPAN. The video materials, which has been
sent by "Heritage" party to the RA prosecutor general’s office,
contain no shots showing that a police car is running down citizens
near Yerevan municipality on March 1, spokeswoman for the RA prosecutor
general Sona Truzian told NT correspondent on March 19. According
to her, quite the opposite, these shots prove that there was no such
accident. She said that the prosecutor’s office will ask television
companies to demonstrate – when an opportunity occurs – three video
materials sent by "Heritage".

S. Truzian confirmed the information on the RA Ombudsman’s website
that among those arrested is a deaf-and-dumb person. She added
that this person is accused of taking an active part in the mass
disorders. According to S. Truzian, from the very first moment,
all his judicial rights have been respected, he was provided with
a translator and a lawyer, and all investigation actions took place
with the participation of the translator and the lawyer.

S. Truzian said that as of March 19, 106 persons have been arrested
under the criminal case opened in connection with the March 1
events in Yerevan. A written undertaking not to leave the place of
residence was chosen as a pretrial measure with respect to another
three accused persons.