GEGHAM BADALIAN ACCUSED OF KILLING DALAR VILLAGE HEAD SENTENCED TO 12 YEARS’ IMPRISONMENT
Noyan Tapan
Jul 2, 2007
YEREVAN, JULY 2, NOYAN TAPAN. The first instance court of the Ararat
region, presided over by judge Levon Arazian, by the July 2 judgement
sentenced Gegham Badalian, accused of killing Tigran Petrosian,
the Head of the village of Dalar, to 12 years’ imprisonment.
On August 30, 2006, G. Badalian shot four times at T. Petrosian with
a one-barrelled gun belonging to him. T. Petrosian, who was in his car
in the the yard of the Dalar administration building, died on the spot.
According to the prosecution’s conclusion, when making inventory
at the Dalar administration in 2005 December, the newly elected
Head of the village of Dalar, T. Petrosian, revealing the facts of
abuse committed by the former village head, G. Badalian, informed
law enforcement bodies about it and in June 2006 submitted claims
to the first instance court of the Ararat region, because of which
G. Badalian decided to take revenge on T. Petrosian and to kill him.