HEARING ON THE CASE AGAINST SEVEN AGAIN DELAYED /VIDEO/
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Today’s court sitting of the “case against 7” did not take place at Shengavit's Court of General Jurisdiction. Judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan declared the hearing open and immediately closed it, postponing the trial until February 12. The reason of the decision was the same: the defendants refused to stand up.
Armenian MP Hakob Hakobyan wasn’t seen among the detainees. He missed the trial because of poor health. Advocate Hovik Arsenyan informed journalists that another detained MP, Sasun Mikayelyan, needs to be transferred to the Convicts’ hospital. The Advocate showed the results of medical examination where one could see the splinters Mikayelyan had got during the Artsakh war.
“Keeping someone with such splinters in his head in custody is a crime,” said Arsenyan.
The courtroom wasn’t overcrowded today whereas the courtyard was full of people shouting: “Struggle till the end!” Policemen cordoned off the building.
In this heated atmosphere an incident could be incited any moment, hence the opposition urged the presentees to avoid any contact with policemen.
“If you feel aggression or ill-treatment by the policemen please do not hesitate to notify the leaders of the Movement or the authorised person,” run the opposition flyers.
