ADVOCATES CALL FOR PROSECUTOR’S RESIGNATION
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02:50 pm | October 21, 2009
Politics
The trial of Nikol Pashinian, the editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak
daily and a leading opposition figure, today resumed with advocates’
motion for Prosecutor Koryun Piloyan’s resignation.
"Piloyan and his colleagues keep the materials of last March clashes
in their drawers and compose trumped-up criminal cases, I demand that
Piloyan abandon the case," said Nikol Pashinian accused of organizing
last year’s deadly clashes in Yerevan between security forces and
opposition protesters.
Pashinian’s Advocate Lusine Sahakian reminded that Prosecutor
Koryun Piloyan had headed the group of prosecutors investigating the
criminal cases on election fraud and violations of the 2008 disputed
presidential election.
"Even the pre-trial body admitted that the criminal cases were the
outcome of the rigged election. If Piloyan couldn’t handle the case of
election frauds, he cannot display a biased approach on this case. He
must turn over the case to another prosecutor," said Lusine Sahakian.
"The motion for the resignation is groundless and is subject to
rejection," said accusant Harutiun Harutiunian.
The court retired to discuss the motion.
Remind that yesterday after two-hour deliberations Judge Mnatsakan
Martirosian rejected the advocates’ motion for the judge’s resignation
accusing the defense of putting undue pressure on the court.