Trial of Harsnakar case again adjourned
Attorney Vagharshak Gevorgyan has been appointed defender of Arman Baghdasaryan, one of the defendants in the notorious Harsnakar case. The decision was taken by the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan's Avan and Nor Nork districts.
The new defender today motioned the court to adjourn the session for two weeks to be able to study the case material compiled in three volumes. The court upheld the motion giving the attorney a week [till next Wednesday].
The court also decided to hold two sessions per week starting October 22.
Legal representatives of Vahe Avetyan, did not attend the hearing.
As a result of a June 17 brawl at the Harsnakar Restaurant owned by Republican MP Ruben Hayrapetyan, military doctors Vahe Avetisyan and Artak Bayadyan were hospitalized with serious injuries. Doctor Garik Soghomonyan was transferred to the Central Military Hospital the next day with skull trauma. Avetyan died in hospital without regaining consciousness 12 days later. The uproar following the death of the military doctor made Hayrapetyan renounce his mandate.
Six people, including Ruben Hayrapetyan's bodyguard, have been arrested on charges of beating military physicians at the Harsnakar Restaurant. Garik Margaryan, Arman Baghdasaryan, David Adamyan, Arman Khachatryan, Norayr Hayrapetyan and Arthur Babloyan are charged with Article 112, Part 1 of the Armenian Criminal Code (causing life-threatening bodily injuries to two and more persons.
