Prosecutor demands to fine Shamshyan
Today in the Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash districts, Prosecutor Levon Charkhifalakyan demanded to impose s fine of 500000 drams on photojournalist Gagik Samshyan.
Remind that the photojournalist is charged with Article 343 of the Armenian Criminal Code (disrespect for court).
Judge Gagik Avetisyan had banned Gagik Shamshyan to photograph defendant Smbat Ayvazyan, member of the Hanrapetutyun Party's board, during a trial. In reply, Shamshyan demanded a decision on the ban.
Registrars and the secretary of the court sittings stated during the investigation and court sittings that Gagik Shamshyan called the judge an "idiot, dolt and calf," but the words weren't recorded.
Lawyer Hovik Aresnyan says his client's pretrial evidence fully corresponds to the audio records of an August 5, 2008, court sitting.
The evidence given by the registrars and the secretary run counter to the records. Generally, the material evidence, the audio-records, must correspond to the subjective evidence. Only Shamshyan's evidence meets the requirements in this case.
The defence is due to make a speech at 10.00, April 15.
