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    FORMER DEPUTY PROSECUTOR GENERAL OF ARMENIA SENTENCED FOR THREE YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT

    ArmInfo
    2009-03-23 14:11:00

    ArmInfo. Former deputy prosecutor general of Armenia Gagik Jhangiryan
    is sentenced for three years of imprisonment.

    On March 23 Yerevan Center and Nork-Marash communities General Court
    recognized G. Jhangiryan guilty. He was charged with Article 316.1
    of Armenian Criminal Code (violent treatment to police officer). To
    recall, G.

    Jhangiryan was initially charged with Article 235 (illegal keeping of
    weapons). Then his charge was changed and he was charged with Article
    300 (assumption of state power). Afterwards, he was charged with
    Article 316 (violent treatment of police officer). The law-enforcement
    displayed interest in G. Jhangiryan after the presidential election
    in 2008 when the later openly supported the first president of Armenia
    Levon Ter-Petrosyan.

    The former deputy prosecutor general of Armenia Gagik Jangiryan
    and his brother Vardan Jangiryan were detained on Feb 23 late
    in the evening. As press-service of the Armenian Police reports,
    Main Department for fighting Organized Crime [MDFOC] received the
    real-time information that the persons in the motors black BMWx5
    number 99 SL555 and silver 'VAZ 21010' number 80 UU 555 are armed
    and are going to destabilize the situation in the capital city. On
    23 February, at 23:00 PM, near the Argavand cross-road the MDFOC
    stopped the above mentioned motors but the persons in them showed
    resistance. The MDFOC employee Rafik Muradyan carelessly started
    shooting from his government-issue weapon and injured Vardan Jangiryan
    and two MDFOC employees Gevorg Malkhasyan and Tigran Karapetyan. The
    former deputy prosecutor general Gagik Jangiryan, Vardan Jangiryan,
    Karen Hovanesyan and Leva Pogosyan were detained. Gagik Jangiryan
    toted a Czech gun charged with 14 pistols and Vardan Jangiryan - PSM
    type gun charged with 8 pistols, Karen Hovanesyan - "Makarov" type
    gun changed with 8 pistols and a spare charger with 8 pistols. When
    searching of the motor "Browning" type gun changed with 14 pistols,
    a hanger, wristbands and armoured jacket were found.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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