YEREVAN. – The Harsnakar case court trial was postponed in Avan and Nor-Nork First Instance Court on Thursday under the chairmanship of the judge David Harutyunyan. The reason was that one of the defendants Arman Khachatryan has no lawyer, as the latter refuses to have a lawyer, however, the court decided that he should have a lawyer to present his interests. The next court trial is scheduled for Sept. 24.   

After the trial the lawyer for Vahe Avetynan’s successor Tigran Yengoyan told the journalists that they will propose motions in the next trial.

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an incident had occurred at Harsnaqar Restaurant Complex on June 17, where several military doctors including Edgar Mikoyan, Arkadi Aghajanyan, Garik Soghomonyan, Artak Bayadyan and Vahe Avetyan were brutally beaten by security personnel. And Vahe Avetyan died in hospital on June 29.

Subsequently, a criminal lawsuit was filed and, now, six people are standing trial.

The restaurant’s owner is ruling Republican Party MP, Football Federation of Armenia President, and businessman Ruben Hayrapetyan, who on July 4 formally submitted his resignation from his parliamentary seat in connection with this incident.

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