VAZGEN SARGSIAN’S BROTHER ARMEN SARGSIAN CONDITIONALLY RELEASED AHEAD OF TIME

Noyan Tapan

Se p 12, 2008

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Armen Sargsian, brother of the
former prime Vazgen Sargsian who was killed during the October 27,
1999 assassination, was conditionally released on September 10 after
serving half the prison term, NT was informed by the head of the RA
justice ministry’s penitentiary department Arsen Babayan. To recap,
A. Sargsian was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonement on the charge of
ordering the murder of Tigran Naghdalian, the chairman of the board of
Public Television and Radio Company. Taking A. Sargsian’s behaviour
into account, the commission on early release issues, then the court
decided that there is no need for A. Sargsian to continue serving his
prison term and that he shall be released from prison ahead of time.