Court recessed to study the motion
The First Instance Court of Shengavit Community today continued the trial of detainees Alexander Arzumanyan and Suren Sirunyan charged under Article 225 of the Criminal Code (calls for mass disturbances).
At the beginning of the sederunt Advocate Liparit Simponyan petitioned the court to change the bill of particulars taking into consideration the fact that not all the witnesses and evidential documents presented in the "case of seven" refer to the charges brought against Alexander Arzumanyan.
Judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan partially granted the motion and set aside 15 witnesses in the cases involving Arzumanyan and Sirunyan. He threw out the rest of the motion since prosecutor Aram Amirzadyan argued that in the indictment were noted all the facts regarding Arzumanyan.
Alexander Arzumanyan motioned for the dismissal of the charges and termination of prosecution.
He made a statement substantiating his motion on the interconnectivity of Articles 225 and 300. He noted that the withdrawal of charge under Article 300 suggests withdrawal of charges under Article 225 on the same grounds.
Alexander Arzumanyan noted that they had been chased before the March 1 events. The authorities started in pursuit of Levon Ter-Petrosyan's proponents and activists long before the deadly clashes of March 1, still during the electioneering.
Following Arzumanyan's speech the court recessed to study the defendant's petition to stop prosecution.
Prosecutor Aram Amirzadyan announced that the petition is groundless, hence should be rejected.
