On August 9 the Armenian Court of Appeal proceeded with the discussion of the case of 4 activists of the opposition Armenian National Congress. Judge Yeva Darbinyan dismissed the motion on Tigran Arakelyan's release. Tigran Arakelyan claims that he was put under arrest groundlessly.
To note, the ANC activists were arrested following the 9 Aug 2011 incident with law-enforcers near the Swan Lake in the center of Yerevan. The law enforcers were checking the documents of the passers-by, and the activists demanded that the police should ground their actions. The police detained and beat them.
Arakelyan was sentenced to six years, Karapetyan to three years, Sargis Gevorgyan and David Kiramijyan to two years in jail. The ANC said the court's verdict was politically motivated and refused to have any dialogue with the authorities.