AS OF MAY 6, 58 PEOPLE ARE UNDER PRELIMINARY ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH
MARCH 1 EVENTS IN YEREVAN

YEREVAN, MAY 6, NOYAN TAPAN. As of May 6, 58 people are under
preliminary arrest within the framework of the criminal case on the
March 1 events in Yerevan examined by the RA Special Investigation
Service, and another preventive punishment has been chosen to another
28 defendants. As Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed by Sona
Truzian, the Spokesperson of the RA Prosecutor General, on May 5 David
Aghayan was arrested with the suspicion of using violence to a power
representative not dangerous for his life and health.

As of May 6, 37 criminal cases on 38 people have been sent to the court
by the RA Special Investigation Service, another 9 criminal cases on 9
people have been sent to the court by the RA National Security Service
(in total 46 cases on 47 people).

According to the same source, preliminary examination on the part of
Albert Nersisian, Gevorg Ghazarian, Vahagn Hareyan, Roman Mnatsakanian
has been finished within the framework of the above mentioned case and
sent to courts.

A. Nersisian is accused by part 4, Article 225, RA Criminal Code,
active disobedience to legal demands of a power representative during
mass disorders, making appeals of using violence, arrest has been
chosen as a preventive punishment to him, the case has been sent to the
general jurisdiction court of Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork-Marash
communities.

R. Mnatsakanian is accused by part 2, Article 225, RA Criminal Code,
taking an immediate part in mass disorders, arrest has been chosen as a
preventive punishment to him, the case has been sent to Yerevan
Criminal Court. The criminal case against G. Ghazarian and V. Hareyan
has been also sent to the same court. G. Ghazarian is accused by part
1, Article 225, RA Criminal Court, organization of mass disorders, and
A. Hareyan by part 1, Article 38-225, RA Criminal Code, involvement in
organization of mass disorders. Arrest has been chosen as a preventive
punishment to G. Ghazarian and a signature on not leaving the country
to V. Hareyan.

The part regarding Sos Gevorgian has been separated into an individual
examination from the above mentioned criminal case examined by the RA
Special Investigation Service and has been sent to the Investigation
Department of the RA National Security Service, where the preliminary
examination on its part has finished. S. Gevorgian is accused by part
1, Article 235, RA Criminal Code, keeping illegal arms and ammunition.
Arrest has been chosen as a preventive punishment to S. Gevorgian, the
case has been sent to the general jurisdiction court of the Kotayk
region.