Jehovah’s Witness jailed in Karabakh for dodging draft
Artsakh Public TV, Stepanakert
17 Feb 05
[Presenter over video of courtroom] Stepanakert’s first instance
court on 16 February sentenced Areg Ovanesyan, a NKR [Nagornyy
Karabakh Republic] citizen and a Jehovah’s Witness, to four years’
imprisonment under Article 327 Part 3 of the NKR Criminal Code for
dodging military service.
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