TIGRAN POSTANJYAN RULING WILL BE APPEALED – LAWYER
Tert.am
09.06.11
The case against opposition Heritage party MP Zaruhi Postanjyan’s
brother, Tigran, will be appealed in the Court of Appeals, his lawyer
has said.
Hayk Alumyan told a news conference today that his client had to agree
to being released under amnesty due to inhumane conditions in the
jail. The Criminal Code article under which Postanjyan was charged was
abolished on May 25, meaning Postanjyan was kept in custody illegally
for nine days.
He said the case was unprecedented in terms of violating one’s right
to presumption of innocence, Alumyan went on saying. “The Prosecutor’s
Office posted a report on its official site saying the person was
guilty just based on a letter from an individual.”
MP Postanjyan in turn said it is her belief that the case was
fabricated under the instructions of either the Prosecutor General’s
Office or the National Security Service.
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