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Political Activist on Trial Says He Warned Police They Will Beat Provocateurs
Police officers Khachik Avetisyan and Evrik Lonsk, named as victims in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends, said in court...Read More »
Deputy Yerevan Police Chief Not Summoned for Questioning in Opposition Activist Trial
Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeriy Osipyan named as the fourth victim in the case was to have been examined in court todayRead More »
Police Officer Provoked Me, Calling Me ‘Turkish Agent’: Political Activist on Trial
The defense in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends said in court today that the testimony of police officer Gegham Khachatryan...Read More »
Shant Harutyunyan Claims in Court Police Officer Slandering Him
Examined in court today in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends was police officer Gegham Khachatryan...Read More »
Armenian Ombudsman’s Office Didn’t Provide Lawyer Because It Lost Defendant’s Claim
Defendant in the case against Shant Harutyunyan and his friends Vardan Vardanyan in court today complained about the Armenian Ombudsman's office.Read More »
Political Activist on Trial Urges Yerevan Mayor Not to Betray His Father
Shant Harutyunyan urged Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan (pictured) not to install the statue of Soviet leader Anastas Mikoyan in the Armenian capital.Read More »
Police Officer Named as Victim in Case Against Shant Harutyunyan Says He Wasn’t Injured in Clashes
Police Lieutenant Colonel Andranik Arakelyan said in court today that he received no bodily injuries and his clothes were not torn during the November 5, 2013 march...Read More »
Prosecution Confirms Police Officers were in Plainclothes: Trial of Opposition Activist Continues
Shant Harutyunyan's attorney, Inessa Petrosyan, remarked that the video footage shows that some of the police officers were in plainclothes...Read More »
When Kazakhstan Decides Armenia’s Fate: Shant Harutyunyan in Court (VIDEO)
Kazakhstan will decide Armenia's fate, as long a police officer can beat a citizen on the street and the citizen does not give an answer, said political activist Shant Harutyunyan.Read More »
Activist on Trial: Judge Asks to Fast Forward Video Where Activist Talks About Serzh Sargsyan
As in all previous court sessions, the individuals named as victims in the case — the 16 police officers — were not present in court this time as well. Read More »