29/08/2013 13:02
Petak hotel complex used as prostitution den
Edward Baghdasarian, 56, and Nikolai Beglarian, 58, (the names of both men are changed) have been convicted of running a den of prostitution in Petak hotel complex located at 17A Arshakuniants Street in Yerevan.
The two men were charged under Article 262 part 2 point 5 of the Criminal Code.
The defendants pleaded guilty. A petition was filed to examine the case under an accelerated procedure.
The court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan’s Shengavit administrative district found Baghdasarian and Beglarian guilty of the crime indicated in Article 262 part 2 point 5 of the RA Criminal Code and sentenced them to 3 years in jail. Under Article 70 of the Criminal Code, the punishment was not applied conditionally and Baghdasarian and Beglarian were put on 18-month probation each.