US Brings Charges Against V. Harutyunyan Who Threw Grenade On Bush

US BRINGS CHARGES AGAINST V. HARUTYUNYAN, WHO THREW GRENADE ON BUSH

Pan Armenian News
08.09.2005 06:31

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The US has brought charges against Georgian citizen
Vladimir Harutyunyan, who had thrown a grenade on US President George
Bush during the latter’s visit to Tbilisi. Harutyunyan, 27, is charged
in attempt at Bush and illegal storage and use of arms. A US Department
of Justice statement notes that if the trial on Harutyunyan’s case is
held in the US, he may be sentenced to life imprisonment. If this is
the case, only having announced the verdict will the US authorities
make a decision on extradition of Harutyunyan if requested.