The Yerevan court of general jurisdiction in Shengavit Administrative District, under the chairmanship of Judge Anna Danibekyan, promulgated the accusatory speech of the prosecutor for the case of Hayk Sargsyan, nephew of third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan.

The prosecutor filed a motion with the court to sentence Hayk Sargsyan to seven years in prison.

The prosecutor substantiated the fact that the attempt of the committed murder has been justified and filed a motion to apply statute of limitation for keeping illegal weapon.

In his accusatory speech, the prosecutor stated the charge against Hayk Sargsyan, adding that he had intentionally shot Davit Simonyan in the abdomen with an illegally acquired pistol, but hadn’t finished the crime due to circumstances beyond his control. Hayk Sargsyan’s family, using their ties, closed the case. After that, for nearly ten years, Davit Simonyan has been ill, has become disabled and has been afraid of telling the truth.

Davit Simonyan has been interviewed a couple of times, and all the interviews have shown that Hayk Sargsyan has illegally had an intention to kill him.

The next trial is scheduled for July 17, and the defendant will speak during that trial.

Hayk Sargsyan is charged with a crime committed 11 years ago (attempt of murder and illegally keeping arms and weapons).

On September 10, 2018, Judge Anna Danibekyan had upheld Hayk Sargsyan’s attorney’s motion and decided to declare bail for Sargsyan as permissible, and Sargsyan was released from Nubarashen Penitentiary Institution on bail after paying AMD 50,000,000.