On July 10, March 1 case defendant Grigor Voskerchyan was set free from the court room by amnesty. A guilty verdict was passed against him, and he was sentenced to 2 years of imprisonment, although the prosecutor had suggested 4 years.
2009-07-10 05:00
Grigor Voskerchyan was being charged in the framework of the first part of the article 225, Criminal Code (organizing riots.) But the judge passed a guilty verdict based on the article 301 – appeal for riots.
Grigor Voskerchyan that had been in prison for 1.5 years said he was going to appeal and struggle as much as he could. After the verdict was passed, Voskerchyan shook hands with the judge, explaining that it was just an act of courtesy.
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