First court hearing on the case of Anzor Karapetyan found dead at the penitentiary was held
11:01, July 22, 2016 | News, Own newsAs reported before
, attorney Ani Chatinyan, lawyer at HCA Vanadzor and representative of Anzor Karapetyan’s successor, appealed the decree of the Armavir Marz (Regional) Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee on not initiating criminal prosecution against the other persons involved in the brawl with Anzor Karapetyan and discontinuing criminal proceedings dated April 27, 2016 first to the higher authorities and then to a court of law.
On July 18, 2016, at the court hearing at the General Jurisdiction Court of Armavir marz (region), A. Chatinyan submitted a motion to the Court on providing her with the case materials to get familiar with them and discuss them thoroughly.
The Court granted the motion and adjourned the court hearing till August 24, 2016.
Note that after a brawl with Anzor Karapetyan involved therein in Armavir town on December 31, 2015, he presented himself to the police voluntarily and was then arrested.
A. Karapetyan was charged under Article 34-104 (attempted murder) of the RA Criminal Code.
On January 3, 2016, in the evening, he was detained by a court ruling and transferred at night to Armavir Penitentiary, where he was found dead after some hours.