Members of "Sasna Tsrer" not brought to court
The case of "Sasna Tsrer" two will start without a 11 detainee after a long break. It is already the third judge changing in this case. The newly appointed judge Arshak Vardanyan said he had applied to the penitentiary for presenting the detainees during the trial. But they were not only not brought to the court, but also no formal letter was sent. "Today the whole police system deals with demonstrations, including the accompanying battalion," said lawyer Harutyun Baghdasaryan. And according to Liparit Simonyan, the relevant authorities think better not to bring the detainees to courts, and not to hold court sessions. The evidence was examined in this case. Judge Arshak Vardanyan found that it was possible to continue the case from the stage where it waover. Defenders disagreed with the judge's decision. "This actually impedes the effective investigation of the case. The court must ensure continuity. The same judge should continue the case with the same staff. In my opinion, the court must start again. That's right also our rights are being violated, because the length of the investigation is so long that our defendants continue to stay in detention for a long time," said Harutyun Baghdasaryan. Liparit Simonyan added that the European Court had the following precedent in one case: the judge who examined the case was to be present during the examination of evidence. And today judge Arshak Vardanyan decided to hold court sessions every Friday before the end of the working day.
