VARDAN JHANGIRIAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS’ SUSPENDED IMPRISONMENT
Noyan Tapan
March 31, 2009
YEREVAN, MARCH 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan Kentron and Nork-Marash
communities’ first instance court presided over by judge Mnatsakan
Martirosian by the March 31 judgement found guilty the brother of Gagik
Jhangirian, former Deputy RA Prosecutor General, Vardan Jhangirian
by part 1, Article 316, RA Criminal Code, using violence to a power
representative not dangerous for his life, and sentenced him to three
years’ imprisonment, using the punishment was delayed, three years’
probation period was fixed. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed
about it by Alina Yengoyan, RA Cassation Court’s Spokesperson.
The arrest served by him, 3 months and 23 days, was subtracted from
the punishment and 2 years, 8 months, and 7 days were left.
By the judgement the action V. Jhangirian is charged with was
requalified: the charge brought to him before by part 2, Article 316,
RA Criminal Code, using violence to a power representative dangerous
for his life or health, was replaced by part 1 of the same article,
using violence to a power representative not dangerous for his life
or health. Part 2, Article 316 envisages imprisonment of 5-10 years,
while an action charged by part 1 is punished by fine amounting to
300-500-fold minimum salary or detention of maximum one month or
imprisonment of maximum 5 years.
V. Jhangirian’s lawyer Lusine Mahakian informed Noyan Tapan
correspondent that the judgement will be appealed against at the
Cassation Court without fail.