FORMER DEPUTY PROSECUTOR GENERAL OF ARMENIA SENTENCED FOR THREE YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT
ArmInfo
2009-03-23 14:11:00
ArmInfo. Former deputy prosecutor general of Armenia Gagik Jhangiryan
is sentenced for three years of imprisonment.
On March 23 Yerevan Center and Nork-Marash communities General Court
recognized G. Jhangiryan guilty. He was charged with Article 316.1
of Armenian Criminal Code (violent treatment to police officer). To
recall, G.
Jhangiryan was initially charged with Article 235 (illegal keeping of
weapons). Then his charge was changed and he was charged with Article
300 (assumption of state power). Afterwards, he was charged with
Article 316 (violent treatment of police officer). The law-enforcement
displayed interest in G. Jhangiryan after the presidential election
in 2008 when the later openly supported the first president of Armenia
Levon Ter-Petrosyan.
The former deputy prosecutor general of Armenia Gagik Jangiryan
and his brother Vardan Jangiryan were detained on Feb 23 late
in the evening. As press-service of the Armenian Police reports,
Main Department for fighting Organized Crime [MDFOC] received the
real-time information that the persons in the motors black BMWx5
number 99 SL555 and silver ‘VAZ 21010’ number 80 UU 555 are armed
and are going to destabilize the situation in the capital city. On
23 February, at 23:00 PM, near the Argavand cross-road the MDFOC
stopped the above mentioned motors but the persons in them showed
resistance. The MDFOC employee Rafik Muradyan carelessly started
shooting from his government-issue weapon and injured Vardan Jangiryan
and two MDFOC employees Gevorg Malkhasyan and Tigran Karapetyan. The
former deputy prosecutor general Gagik Jangiryan, Vardan Jangiryan,
Karen Hovanesyan and Leva Pogosyan were detained. Gagik Jangiryan
toted a Czech gun charged with 14 pistols and Vardan Jangiryan – PSM
type gun charged with 8 pistols, Karen Hovanesyan – "Makarov" type
gun changed with 8 pistols and a spare charger with 8 pistols. When
searching of the motor "Browning" type gun changed with 14 pistols,
a hanger, wristbands and armoured jacket were found.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress