PUNISHED FOR THE SAKE OF JUSTICE AND STABILITY

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28 March, 2008

Under a March 28 verdict of Court of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeitun
communes, Hovhannes Harutiunian, a Karabakh war veteran, commander of
the "Arabkir" detachment and head of the "Yerkrapah Volunteer Union,"
was sentenced to 1,5-year imprisonment.

Today the Court of Ararat and Vayots Dzor Marzes held a hearing on
the case of another Karabakh war veteran Husik Baghdasarian. The
plaintiff demanded to sentence Baghdasarian to 3 years’ imprisonment.

To remind, in the result of a February 26 search 41 bullets of
different calibers were found in Hovik Harutiunian’s flat. The police
confiscated 16 bullets found in Baghdasarian’s house later in the
day. The bullets turned out to be designated for a fowling-piece.

During today’s hearing Vardan Zurnachian, attorney of Husik
Baghdasarian, announced that it a farce to conduct a trial under such
conditions. Baghdasarian is subjected to a political persecution and
the arrest unwarranted.

The verdict will be brought on Monday.

You can see Hovhannes Harutiunian and Husik Baghdasarian in the
pictures on the left side.