Prosecutor demands 6 months in prison for Armenian officer who tried to blow up Harsnakar Restaurant
The trial of Armenian Lieutenant Colonel Vardan Samvelyan who tried to blow up the Harsnakar Restaurant started today at the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan’s Avan and Nor Nork administrative districts.
Prosecutor Tigran Harutyunyan demanded 6 months in prison for the defendant as well as a fine equal to AMD 200,000.
Earlier, Samvelyan’s lawyer, Hovhannes Harutyunyan, filed a petition to designate the case as expedited as the defendant had admitted his guilt.
The verdict will be announced at the next court hearing on October 4.
On the night of July 1, Vardan Samvelyan made an attempt to blow up the Harsnakar Restaurant, where military doctor Vahe Avetyan, 35, and two of his colleagues were severely beaten by the guards of Ruben Hayrapetyan, Harsnakar Restaurant’s owner, on June 17. Samvelyan wore a military uniform and carried a bag, in which two grenades, cartridges and explosives were discovered.