On 1 March, the judicial investigation in the case of the former Commander of the Police Forces, former Deputy Chief of the Police, Lieutenant General Levon Yeranosyan continued at the “Avan” seat of the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction. Judge Harutyun Manukyan presided over the session.

According to the indictment, Levon Yeranosyan, using special measures, deliberately performed such actions that clearly went beyond the scope of his authority and caused significant damage to the rights and legal interests of citizens, as well as caused serious consequences through negligence.

Yeranosyan was charged with Points 2 and 3 of Part 1 of Article 309 of the Criminal Code of Armenia and the signature not to leave was chosen as a measure of restraint against him. The actions attributed to Yeranosyan took place during the mass protests of 16 April and 22 April, 2018. He does not accept the charge.

According to Iravaban.net, during the previous court session, Levon Yeranosyan’s attorney Tigran Safaryan said that they had not yet decided whether they would be interrogated in court or not. Today, Levon Yeranosyan stated in court that he refuses both to testify and to answer questions.

Prosecutor Armen Shahbazyan petitioned the court to publish the pre-trial testimony. The defense did not object. The presiding judge stated that he considers the submitted petition to be valid and granted it.

The court began publishing Levon Yeranosyan’s 2018 testimony.