ArmInfo. On May 25, the RA Cassation Court fully satisfied the complaints of the RA Prosecutor General regarding the convictions of 9 persons in criminal cases on the events of March 1, 2008, Advisor to the Prosecutor General Gor Abrahamyan said on his Facebook page.
As it was noted, the Court of Cassation recognized the innocence of Armen Avagyan, Masis Ayvazyan, Karen Tarkhanyan, David Aghayan, Vardan Jhangiryan, Arman Shahinyan, David Matevosyan, Khachik Gasparyan and Samvel Harutyunyan in the acts attributed to them, and terminated criminal proceedings on the basis of the absence of corpus delicti.. On the part of Aram Bareghamyan, the cassation appeal was partially satisfied, and the case was sent for a new trial to the court of general jurisdiction.
To recall, Armen Avagyan, Masis Ayvazyan, Karen Tarkhanyan, Vardan Jhangiryan, David Matevosyan, Khachik Gasparyan, Arman Shahinyan and Samvel Harutyunyan were found guilty of non-dangerous violence against a government official, David Aghayan - of non-dangerous violence against a government official and participation in violent riots, and Aram Bareghamyan - in actions to use life-threatening violence against a government official and intentionally inflicting grievous bodily harm.