The Yerevan Court left arrested Pavel Manukyan and released Hovhannes  Ghazaryan

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.