Prosecutor Decides to Change Pre-Trial Restraint for Vahan Badasyan

The prosecutor has decided to change the pre-trial restraint for Vahan Badasyan. This was reported by the Prosecutor's Office.

Despite the clarifications from the prosecutor’s office regarding the court hearing on the request to choose detention as a measure of restraint for the accused Vahan Badasyan, there continues to be the absurd notion propagated by certain circles that he was detained due to not having a permanent place of residence.

This was once again attempted by NA MP Naira Zohrabyan in her Facebook post. Meanwhile, the first instance general jurisdiction court, in its legal and justified decision to impose detention on V. Badasyan, emphasized not only the existence of reasonable suspicion but also multiple statutory grounds for detention, which were also argued in the prosecutorial request.

Among other grounds, the court particularly highlighted the high probability of V. Badasyan committing a new criminal offense.

Nonetheless, based on the investigative and procedural actions conducted during the pre-trial proceedings and the outcomes of the operational investigative measures from February 10, 2021, as well as considering V. Badasyan’s awareness of the illegality of his actions, his claims that they were conducted under influence, his commitments to exhibit proper behavior if left free, along with his family situation, participation in military actions, and health condition, Prosecutor Gevorg Sargsyan, who oversees the legality of the pre-trial investigation, has decided to substitute the selected measure of restraint of detention for Vahan Badasyan with another non-custodial measure, replaced by a signature not to leave the country.