Court leaves Pashinyan's sentence unchanged
The court of general jurisdiction of Aragatsotni Marz has rejected the claim of Haykakan Zhamanak daily editor Nikol Pashinyan against a decision of "Nubarashen" Penitentiary to prolong Pashinyan's prison term by another four months.
The decision was made on December 25 by the head of "Nubarashen" penitentiary Tigran Navasardyan
Today's court sitting was held at "Kosh" penitentiary where Pashinyan is serving his term.
The court also rejected Pashinyan's petition to subpoena Tigran Navasardyan and Vardan Avetisyan, a senior representative of the RA Prosecutor General's Office, as witnesses saying the court is interested in the opinion of all parties.
Nikol Pashinyan today announced that with the extension of his prison term the authorities want to keep him away from the election campaign.
By applying the amnesty adopted by the RA National Assembly on June 19, 2009, Tigran Navasardyan had set Pashinyan's imprisonment for 3 years, 10 months and 29 days.
Pashinyan argues that that Navasardyan should have divided the 7-year period envisaged in the verdict into 3 years and 6 months.
Nikol Pashinyan was sentenced to 7 years in prison in the wake of post-election clashes on March 1, 2008.
