JOURNALIST TO BE SENTENCED?
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01:05 pm | April 07, 2009
Politics
What remained unclear today was whether the criminal case brought
up against "Chorort Ishkhanutyun" journalist Gohar Veziryan would be
quashed or not.
The journalist is charged with disrespectful behavior towards the
court.
During the trial of member of political council of the "Republic" party
Smbat Ayvazyan, according to testimonies of witnesses during inquiries,
Gohar Veziryan called Judge Gagik Avetisyan a schizophrenic and
meek. However, those words are not heard in the recording. According
to Gohar Veziryan, she found the words in the newspaper, but the
bailiffs say that Veziryan said them in court.
During yesterday’s trial defendant Hovik Arsenyan filed a petition
asking the court to put an end to the criminal persecution since
there is no criminal gang.
Accuser Levon Charkhifalakyan asked the judge for time to think, but he
hadn’t shown up to court today and did not inform the judge about that.
Four bailiffs and secretary of the trials will be prosecuted in court
as witnesses.
Judge Gagik Poghosyan decided to postpone the trial and set the date
for the next one on April 10 at 4:30 p.m.
Gohar Veziryan was charged with the 3rd part of Article 343 of the
Criminal Code, which foresees a cut of minimum wage by 300 or 2-3
months in jail.