ArmInfo.The lawyer of a member of the Sasna Tsrer group, Armen Bilyan, accused of the murder of police officer Gagik Mkrtchyan during the seizure of the Police Patrol regiment, the head of the Yerkir Tsirani party Zaruhi Postanjyan filed a motion to change the preventive measure regarding her client.
Postanjyan stated that she is petitioning for a change in the measure of restraint against Bilyan from arrest to a recognizance not to leave. Pavel Manukyan, a member of the Sasna Tsrer group, who was passing through the case, also expressed his point of view, stating that the Armenian nation needs Armen Bilyan. "Bilyan had no criminal career, he, as a citizen, who was worried about the future of the Armenian nation, carried out his struggle," said Manukyan.
However, the successors of the deceased spoke out against the petition. The widow of Gagik Mkrtchyan, said that a person who fights for the future of the people cannot steal money from an ATM, for the sake of the homeland a person does not steal. "I don't wonder who wounded Gagik Minasyan, he was injured for 27 days, and was conscious for 12 days, I talked to my husband and he told me how he was injured," the wife of the deceased policeman noted.
The court retired to the deliberation room, after which it stated that it had decided to reject the petition of the defense. To note, out of 10 members of the Sasna Tsrer group, only two are under arrest - Armen Bilyan and Smbat Barseghyan, who are accused of killing three policemen. The remaining 7 members of the group were released on bail of MPs.