Today, the first court hearing on Activists Narek Hakobyan’s case was held in the Court of General jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork Marash Administrative Districts of Yerevan, under the presiding judge Mesrop Makaryan. Gagik Harutyunyan, prosecutor in the case was absent, and thus the court hearing was postponed.
The judge said that the prosecutor had moved on to another job.
Narek Hakobyan was charged with the fact that on 23 June 2014 at the protest action he applied non hazardous violence against the representative of the power, staff sergeant of the RA Police K.Saghatelyan causing him bodily injuries not dangerous for life or health. The protest action was against the rise of electricity prices. The next court hearing will be held on 28 April.
