April 1, 2026
Davit Minasyan, one of the brothers who took part in the incident in the yard of Saint Anna church, was detained for 2 months. Such a decision was made by the court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan, chaired by Mnatsakan Martirosyan.
Yesterday we reported that the Central Committee requested to detain him for 2 months.
“The motion that was submitted to the court was simply defeated by the defense team. A 12th-grader must be in custody, but people charged with a number of particularly serious crimes can be placed under administrative supervision or house arrest. They didn’t take anything into account,” defender Armen Melkonyan told reporters.
The defender mentioned that they will not give up, they will definitely appeal.
“Are we not going to let the child stay there? They pushed him, threw him on the ground, even the video shows that the boy’s jaw hurts. Folks, these accusations have absolutely nothing to do with reality. We are now in a place that will not lead our country well,” said Melkonyan.
The lawyer emphasized that today the court deprived Davit of the right to finish school. According to Melkonyan, two witnesses were questioned in the case, employees of the bodyguard.
18-year-old Davit, who has health problems, will be transferred to “Armavir” prison.
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