DEFENDANTS IN MARALIK INCIDENT CASE SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMEMT OF 1.5-2.5 YEARS
Noyan Tapan
April 15, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The regional court of Aragatsotn
marz (chairman – Judge Manuk Margarian) on April 15 sentenced the
defendants in the criminal case, which was opened in connection with
the incident in Maralik square, to various terms of imprisonment from
1.5 to 2.5 years. NT was informed by spokeswoman for the RA Cassation
Court Alina Yengoyan that Mkrtich Sapeyan was sentenced to two years
in prison, Zhora Sapeyan – to 2.5 years in prison, Hayk Grigorian –
to 1.5 years in prison, while Andranik Sapeyan was given suspended
sentence of 2.5 years with 1.5 years’ probation.
All the defendants were found guilty under the RA Criminal Code’s
Article 258 Part 3 Point 1: hooliganism committed by a group of
persons or an organized group. The Article 258 Part 3 envisages a
fine in the amount of 200-500 minimal salaries or imprisonment for
a maximum of 5 years.
To recap, the case was opened in the pre-election campaign stage of
the RA presidential election, based on the fact of an incident that
occured during the pre-election meeting of Levon Ter-Petrosian in
the square of the city of Talin on January 27.
According to NT’s information, the defence intends to dispute the
court decision in the Criminal Appeal Court.