YEREVAN. – Armenian capital city Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork-Marash General Jurisdiction Court on Monday sentenced ex-presidential candidate and epic poetry specialist Vardan Sedrakyan to fourteen years in prison.

In addition, Samvel Harutyunyan and Khachatur Poghosyan were sentenced to twelve and fourteen years, respectively.  

To note, on July 29, the state prosecutor had motioned for a twelve-year prison sentence for Sedrakyan, a thirteen-year sentence for Harutyunyan, and a fourteen-year prison term for Poghosyan,

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, opposition National Self-Determination Union Chairman, ex-presidential candidate Paruyr Hayrikyan was wounded as a result of an assassination attempt that was staged against him on January 31 at around 11:20pm in downtown Yerevan, in front of his home, and during the campaign season for the presidential election that was held on February 18. First, he was transferred to capital city Yerevan’s Surb Grigor Lusavorich (Saint Gregory the Illuminator) Medical Center, where he was operated on. Subsequently, he was taken to the rehabilitation center of the Armenian Red Cross Society. Next, Hayrikyan headed to Belgium for treatment, and he underwent a surgery there.     

In the criminal case that was launched into this assassination attempt, ex-presidential candidate, non-party affiliate, and epic poetry specialist Vardan Sedrakyan was charged with ordering the attempted murder of a state, political, or a public figure. Also, Khachatur Poghosyan was charged with attempted murder of a state, political, or a public figure; and Samvel Harutyunyan was charged with orchestrating the attempted murder of a state, political, or a public figure.

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