ASHOT ZAKARIAN, PETROS MAKEYAN AND SHOTA SAGHATELIAN FOUND GUILTY BY COURT
Noyan Tapan
Ju ne 13, 2008
YEREVAN, JUNE 13, NOYAN TAPAN. By the June 13 decision of the Shirak
regional court of general jurisdiction, Ashot Zakarian and Petros
Makeyan were sentenced to imrisonment of 2.5 and 3 years respectively,
while Shota Saghatelian received 2.5 years’ suspended sentence with
a 2-year probation period and was released right in the courtroom,
NT correspondent was informed by spokeswoman for the RA Cassation
Court Alina Yengoyan. Thus, the above mentioned persons were found
guilty under the RA Criminal Code’s Article 149, Part 2, Points 3
and 5: "Hindrance to the exercise of the right to vote, to the work
of an electoral commission or to the exerise of authority of persons
participating in an election".
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