Varuzhan Avetisyan: You are not a judge, but a revenge tool (video)
At the start of the court hearing on the case of 10 members of the Sasna Tsrer, the defendants entered the courtroom with great enthusiasm, and embraced each other. The case is heard by judge Mesrop Makyan, a judge at Kentron and Nork Marash Court of Common Jurisdiction, was sent to Erebuni Court for 6 months. At the very beginning of the trial Mesrop Makyan asked if there was a motion for self-dismissal. The defendants did not file a motion for self-dismissal, the defendants came up with announcements instead. Gagik Eghiazaryan complained that only the ban on visits of his close relatives was released, but his sister and her two juvenile children were not allowed to meet him. Mesrop manukyan advised him to file a corresponding motion, an he would consider it. The defendant Pavel Manukyan also made a statement, noting that he had taken weapon 28 years ago for the benefit of his nation, and had been sentenced to imprisonment with the same articles by the Turkish authorities. Pavel Manukyan compared the trial with a well-known joke when that "While two drunk residents of Aparan are playing chess, a monkey, following their game, dies from the heart attack." Pavel Manukyan, referring to the judge, said that they were not sued for the crime they had committed. They should have been sued for the attempt to prevent genocide. "I have nothing against you as a person, I said goodbye at home for a year and a half ago, thinking that I would return home with victory." Varuzhan Avetisyan introduced himself as a rebel and said that the criminals in Armenia were captured by the state, and the judge was a component of criminal cooperation. "You are not a judge, but a revenge tool. We are prisoners of war, and have realized our right." The Lonely Wolf, Arayik Khandoyan, also came up with an announcement. He minutely told how he had decided to become a soldier, and then turned to the prosecutor calling her "dear girl" when she protested about the announcement. Judge Makyan noted that Khandoyan was trying to strain the situation in which he would not succeed. There is a break at the moment.
