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    VARDAN JHANGIRIAN SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS' SUSPENDED IMPRISONMENT

    Noyan Tapan
    March 31, 2009

    YEREVAN, MARCH 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan Kentron and Nork-Marash
    communities' first instance court presided over by judge Mnatsakan
    Martirosian by the March 31 judgement found guilty the brother of Gagik
    Jhangirian, former Deputy RA Prosecutor General, Vardan Jhangirian
    by part 1, Article 316, RA Criminal Code, using violence to a power
    representative not dangerous for his life, and sentenced him to three
    years' imprisonment, using the punishment was delayed, three years'
    probation period was fixed. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed
    about it by Alina Yengoyan, RA Cassation Court's Spokesperson.

    The arrest served by him, 3 months and 23 days, was subtracted from
    the punishment and 2 years, 8 months, and 7 days were left.

    By the judgement the action V. Jhangirian is charged with was
    requalified: the charge brought to him before by part 2, Article 316,
    RA Criminal Code, using violence to a power representative dangerous
    for his life or health, was replaced by part 1 of the same article,
    using violence to a power representative not dangerous for his life
    or health. Part 2, Article 316 envisages imprisonment of 5-10 years,
    while an action charged by part 1 is punished by fine amounting to
    300-500-fold minimum salary or detention of maximum one month or
    imprisonment of maximum 5 years.

    V. Jhangirian's lawyer Lusine Mahakian informed Noyan Tapan
    correspondent that the judgement will be appealed against at the
    Cassation Court without fail.
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