“JUDGE IS THE ODD MAN OUT”

Today in the Kentron and Nork-Marash General Jurisdiction Court initiated the trial of Smbat Ayvazian, Member of the political board of the “Hanrapetutiun” Party, who has been detained since February 24. The trial began with the “ceremony” of removing from the court-room all those who refused to stand up when the Judge entered.
Thus, the Judge asked out member of the “Hanrapetutiun” Party Suren Abrahamian and former Speaker of the National Assembly Babken Ararktsian. “Judge is the only odd man out,” said Ararktsian before leaving the court-room.
Still at the beginning of the trial Smbat Ayvazian declared that he is not guilty but he is ready to stay in prison as long as it is necessary to free the country from despots. Ayvazian is accused under Article 232 /carrying cold steel/ and Article 316 /offering resistance to an authority representative/. The cold steel mentioned in the documents is the folding club, which he bought in free sale.
Presently the Judge is in the consultation room discussing the rejection of Ayvazian’s lawyer Lusine Sahakian.

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