Epress.am News from Armenia
The RA Court of Appeals today refused Armenian National Congress (HAK) member, former boxer and European champion Samson Khachatryan’s appeal to change the precautionary measure assigned to him. The closed court session today began at 10:45 am, though Khachatryan was brought to court 30 minutes later.
Khachatryan’s attorneys were attempting to have overturned a lower court’s decision which sentenced Khachatryan to two months’ imprisonment.
Recall, Khachatryan was arrested on Mar. 13 and charged under RA Criminal Code Article 316 Section 1 (violence against a representative of the authorities), connected to an incident that took place during the March 1 HAK rally.
According to an earlier police statement, on Mar. 1 at around 6 pm, at the intersection of Mashtots and Koryun streets in Yerevan, Khachatryan “did not obey the lawful demands of police officers, displayed resistance and hit one of the officers, causing him bodily harm.”
After a Mar. 15 court session, Khachatryan’s attorney Ara Zakaryan told journalists that his client spoke in court and said that he did not assault any officers.
According to the accused, in the noted location, some unidentified individuals were hitting and insulting women and children and he attempted to put a stop to those actions.