03/10/2013 17:27
V. Avetisian’s lawyer does not yet discuss amnesty proposal with him
Ara Zakarian, the lawyer of reserve Colonel Volodya Avetisian charged with fraud, told Aysor.am that the amnesty declared today applies to V. Avetisian.
“I didn’t see the text of the amnesty decision, but as far as I know the amnesty applies to him. In this case the investigative body should apply to us to ascertain our position,” the lawyer said.
According to him, he and V. Avetisian have not yet discussed the amnesty proposal to decide whether to accept it, but the lawyer noted that Avetisian didn’t plead guilty.
Let us remind you that V. Avetisian was arrested during the investigation of a criminal case by the Investigation Department of Armenian Defense Ministry. He is charged under Article 178 part 2 point 2 (fraud) of the Criminal Code.