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LAWYER STATES THAT CASE ON ATTEMPTED MURDER AGAINST RA DEPUTY MELIK GASPARIAN EXAMINED WITH GROSS VIOLATIONS
Noyan Tapan
Nov 27 2007
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The preliminary examination and
judicial enquiry on case with accusation of making an attempted
murder through blowing up RA MP Melik Gasparian's car proceeded with
gross violations.
Karen Mezhlumian, the lawyer of Silva Asatrian, the defendant on the
case, stated at the November 27 press conference. On October 12, 2007,
a sentence was passed on the case by the court of Yerevan's Avan and
Nor Nork communities. At present the case is being examined at the
Criminal Appeal Court, presided over by judge Samvel Uzunian.
Among "gross violations of law," the lawyer mentioned the incident when
as early as in the process of preliminary examination, Silva Asatrian,
the defendant on the case, was "kidnapped," as it was cleared up
lately, was taken to the Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary office of the
National Security Service, was illegally arrested, though Pargev
Ohanian, a judge at Yerevan Kentron and Nork-Marash communities'
first instance court, had dismissed the petition of arrest. This
was followed by a joint statement of S. Asatrian's lawyers and human
rights activists, addressed to RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian,
on instituting a criminal case on the fact.
"No decision on instituting a criminal case or dismissing its
institution was made by the RA Prosecutor General's Office on that
written report, the statement was only attached to the case and was
sent to the court," the lawyer said.
Among violations of law, the defence party also mentioned the fact
that Silva Asatrian was prohibited to interrogate Yuri Wolfson, who
had testified against her, which is a violation of the provisions the
European Convention of Human Rights. This violation was aggravated for
even more by the circumstance that Wolfson had stated at the court
that the testimony was extorted from him as a result of tortures,
at the bidding of the preliminary examination body.
Among violations of law, the lawyer also mentioned the fact that
the sentence was provided to them only ten days after it had been
pronounced, though the law establishes a five-day term. The protocols
of court sittings were also provided to the party with a delay.
Noyan Tapan
Nov 27 2007
YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 27, NOYAN TAPAN. The preliminary examination and
judicial enquiry on case with accusation of making an attempted
murder through blowing up RA MP Melik Gasparian's car proceeded with
gross violations.
Karen Mezhlumian, the lawyer of Silva Asatrian, the defendant on the
case, stated at the November 27 press conference. On October 12, 2007,
a sentence was passed on the case by the court of Yerevan's Avan and
Nor Nork communities. At present the case is being examined at the
Criminal Appeal Court, presided over by judge Samvel Uzunian.
Among "gross violations of law," the lawyer mentioned the incident when
as early as in the process of preliminary examination, Silva Asatrian,
the defendant on the case, was "kidnapped," as it was cleared up
lately, was taken to the Yerevan-Kentron penitentiary office of the
National Security Service, was illegally arrested, though Pargev
Ohanian, a judge at Yerevan Kentron and Nork-Marash communities'
first instance court, had dismissed the petition of arrest. This
was followed by a joint statement of S. Asatrian's lawyers and human
rights activists, addressed to RA Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepian,
on instituting a criminal case on the fact.
"No decision on instituting a criminal case or dismissing its
institution was made by the RA Prosecutor General's Office on that
written report, the statement was only attached to the case and was
sent to the court," the lawyer said.
Among violations of law, the defence party also mentioned the fact
that Silva Asatrian was prohibited to interrogate Yuri Wolfson, who
had testified against her, which is a violation of the provisions the
European Convention of Human Rights. This violation was aggravated for
even more by the circumstance that Wolfson had stated at the court
that the testimony was extorted from him as a result of tortures,
at the bidding of the preliminary examination body.
Among violations of law, the lawyer also mentioned the fact that
the sentence was provided to them only ten days after it had been
pronounced, though the law establishes a five-day term. The protocols
of court sittings were also provided to the party with a delay.