A REPEATED HEARING OF VAHAGN CHAKHALYAN’S CASE TO BE HELD ON JULY 22

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
01.07.2009 15:38 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ On June 30 a final confirmation was given to a new
Georgian law, forbidding foreign attorneys from defending Georgian
prisoners’ rights, Robert Tatoyan, Program Coordinator of Yerkir
Social Organizations’ Union for Repatriation told a news conference
in Yerevan. According to him, Georgian authorities, intimidated by
Vahagn Chakhalyan, do their best to prevent him from being liberated
from prison.

Tatoyan noted that Chakhalyan and his family are permanently abused
by Georgian authorities.

In his turn, Head of Yerkir Union Sevak Artsruni added that Georgian
authorities repeatedly offered Chakhalyan to plead guilty in exchange
to freedom, yet, Chakhalyan refused.

The Akhaltsikhe district court found United Javakhk Democratic Alliance
leader Vahagn Chakhalyan guilty at all points and sentenced him to
10 years in prison.

Chakhalyan’s family appealed the verdict. A repeated hearing of Vahagn
Chakhalyan’s case will be held on July 22.