ArmInfo.On February 13, the Criminal Court of Appeal in Yerevan once again refused to free one of "Sasna Tsrer" leaders Pavel Manukyan on bail. According to Manukyan's advocate Hrant Gevorgyan, the defense side presented appeal complain on the Courts decision of the Court of First Instance to prolong the arrest term.
Manukyan refused to be present at the courtroom as found it senseless to participate the process the results of is already determined. As advocate noted, the court based its decision on the common wording that he can interfere with the investigation or to hide from the investigating body while released. At the same time, according to Advocate, the investigator was unable to justify, how a person who received a gunshot wound may hinder the work of the investigative body. The other defendant who passes in a criminal case on Erebuni PPP regiment capture, the "Constitutive parliament" civilian initiative member Hovhannes Ghazaryan was released in the courtroom. The Court of Appeal today granted the request of Hovhannes Ghazaryan's attorney Ani Chatinyan and canceled the decision of the court of first instance of Yerevan administrative districts of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun to extend the detention period for two months
To note, Pavel Manukian passed in the case of an armed seizure of Patrol Police Service by "Sasna tsrer" group. He is charged with the seizure of buildings and vehicles, illegal possession, use and proliferation of weapons. After clashes between protesters and police in Yerevan district Sari Tagh in the morning of July 30, "Constituent Parliament" member Hovhannes Ghazaryan was delivered to police department being arrested on August 2. Ghazarian is charged under Article 225 Part 2 of the RA Criminal Code - participation in mass riots. As a preventive measure against "Constituent Parliament" member, 2-month arrest was used, after which he was in Nubarashen" prison. As Ghazaryan's advocate Ani Chatinyan noted, referring to the words of his client, he committed no crime. "According to him the mass riot participation is not a ground for arrest ", the lawyer noted.