Witness saw nothing in Hakobyan's hands
Only one witness showed up during today's trial on the case of Armenian MP Hakob Hakobyan.
"The police testimonies were identical. They bore prearranged and signed evidence," Advocate Melanya Arustamyan said after the interrogation of the only witness.
"The other witnesses didn't turn up as they had nothing to say. I have said many times that they were forced to give false testimony," added the advocate.
Let's remind that Hakob Hakobyan is charged under Article 225 of the Armenian Criminal Code (calls for mass disorders).
Aram Kirakosyan, the only witness for today's trial is an inspector of the Malatia police division. Kirakosyan said that in the morning of March 1, 2008, they were to search Liberty Square as they had learnt that the demonstrators had arms.
The witness noted that on May 1 Hakob Hakobyan had no weapon while Hakobyan's driver standing behind him held a metal rod in his hands. According to the witness, Hakob Hakobyan cannot have seen the bar as he was standing 10-15 meters away with his back turned to the driver.
During the scare, Hakob Hakobyan wanted to meet the police administration. Aram Kirakosyan watched Hakobyan for five minutes.
The witness couldn't remember how many people there were behind Hakobyan though in his pretrial testimony he said they were about 20-25 people.
Following the witness's speech the court recessed for half an hour.
The next court sitting is due on May 11.
