Amnesty with Banuchyan’s case
Judge Gagik Poghosyan applied today the NA decision on "Amnesty" for two Matendaran workers, Ruzan Poghosyan and Nune Shahumyan.
The two were charged with Part 1, Article 205 of the RA Criminal Code for evasion of taxes and were to face two years in prison. Let us remind that the two female workers allegedly hid the real income of the postcars that vice-director of the Matenadaran Arshak Banuchyan had proposed to sell at the Matenadaran.
The judge took more than two hours to discuss and rule the petition presented by the advocates to release the two workers by amnesty.
Coming out of the consultations room, the judge declared that Arshak Banuchyan's trial was postponed to August 3 at 11 a.m. based on the fact that the judge had another trial. Let us mention that this trial has been in progress since December 2, 2008 and the period in-between trials is from 10-15 days.
Arshak Banuchyan is charged with Point 3, Part 2, Article 179 of the RA Criminal Code for debauchery and Part 1 of Article 205 for evaion of taxes.
Arshak Banuchyan is a member of the Armenian National Congress.
