AVETISSIAN SENTENCED TO SIX MONTHS IMPRISONMENT

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16 July, 2008

Aslan Avetissian, resident of Ararat region, member of the Yerkrapah
Volunteer Union (YKM) and Levon Ter-Petrossian’s proxy, was sentenced
to a six months’ imprisonment on July 16. The verdict was brought in
by Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts
after a four hours’ consultation.

Aslan Avetissian was charged with calls for mass disorders and threats
against policemen /Article 225 of the RoA CC/.

Note, Prosecutor Hovsep Sarkissian had requested to sentence Avetissian
to a 1, 6-year imprisonment. Avetissian didn’t plead guilty of
the crime.

Advocate Liparit Simonian finds the verdict unfair. He is going to
appeal the verdict in a higher instance. Simonian says courts are
not independent in Armenian.