YEREVAN BALLOON BLAST CASE DEFENDANT NOT PRESENT IN COURT – NEWSPAPER

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September 12, 2012 | 08:23

YEREVAN. – Defendant Serob Bozoyan had not appeared to the first
court session with respect to the balloon explosion in Armenia’s
capital city Yerevan, since he was uninformed of the court hearing,
Bozoyan himself told Haykakan Zhamanak daily.

“According to him, there was no one in their home when the postman
had brought the court summons, and the neighbor had said the Bozoyan
family no longer lived in that home.

‘We’re rarely at home, and the neighbor thought we had moved, he
thought that we already had sold the house,’ Serob said, and added
that he really is getting ready to sell the apartment.

Bozoyan did not respond to our reporter’s question [as to whether]
the reason is financial problems. He also said he definitely will
attend the court hearing on [Friday] September 14.

To note, the first court session into the ‘balloon’ case was adjourned
[on August 30] since the defendant was absent,’ Haykakan Zhamanak
writes.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, a tragedy occurred during
the ruling Republican Party of Armenia’s (RPA) parliamentary election
campaign rally and concert held at Yerevan’s Republic Square on May 4.

Hundreds of balloons filled with gas exploded and started to burn.

Subsequently, the balloons’ melted rubber fell on the event
participants. Those near the stage were affected the most, and 154
people were injured.

Subsequently, German plastic surgeon Adrian Daigler, who was invited
to Armenia upon the instruction of President and RPA leader Serzh
Sargsyan, operated on nine patients who suffered injuries from the
balloon blast. And the last patient was discharged on July 2.

Serob Bozoyan, who had filled these balloons, is charged with
manufacturing and selling products not meeting safety regulations
and causing harm to two or more people.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress