Lawyer of Vardan Sedrakyan, the former candidate for president of Armenia, Alexander Sirunyan, is expected to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights. Sirunyan told ArmInfo that the Court of Cassation rejected the claim.
To recall, Sedrakyan is charged with ordering murder of Paruyr Hayrikyan, former candidate for president. Sedrakyan was arrested for a period of 2 months. The defense disputed the court decision in the Court of Appeal and then in the Court of Cassation.
The assassination attempt against Paruyr Hayrikyan, candidate for president of Armenia, Leader of the Union for National Self-Determination Party, was made in the Tpagrichnery Street in Yerevan on Jan 31. Hayrikyan was hospitalized with a gunshot wound in shoulder and underwent surgery. A criminal case was initiated on Article 34-305 of the Criminal Code of Armenia (assassination attempt against a statesman, political figure or public worker in order to stop his activity). The case is in charge of the National Security Service. On Feb 8 the National Security Service of Armenia detained
two men: Albert Poghosyan (1966) and Samvel Haroutiunyan (1972), who have already pled guilty. Later, Vardan Sedrakyan said that the given persons repaired his apartment.