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Lawyer unhappy with court decision in Armenian opposition activists' case
Attorney Arsen Babayan expressed discontent with the outcome of Wednesday’s court hearing in a case against opposition activists Vazgen Saghatelyan and Narek Samsonyan.
The activists, who co-host the Imnemnimi podcast, have been charged with “hooliganism” after using slur language to criticize Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s plans for land surrender to Azerbaijan.
“I’m displeased with today’s court hearing,” Babayan told reporters after leaving the Criminal Court building.
He deplored the presiding judge’s decision to reject the defense requests regarding the inadmissibility of evidence and administrative control as a restraint measure against the opposition bloggers.
Substantive hearings in the case are scheduled to begin on September 23.
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