Jalal Harutyunyan Intentionally Does Not Receive Court Decision, Says Lawyer

Today, the Court of Appeal convened a hearing regarding the case of Jalal Harutyunyan, due to the fact that he has not received the court ruling. This was reported on Facebook by Liparit Simonyan, a representative of the victims' legal successors.

“It became evident that the defendant is intentionally not receiving the court act, with the aim of letting the statute of limitations expire and avoiding serving his sentence. The appellate court has attempted twice by mail and once in person to deliver the decision to him, but the fact remains that he has not received it. Considering that today’s court session was known to him and he did not appear, as well as the fact that he was aware that the court act was being sent to him and he is not receiving it, Jalal Harutyunyan's actions are regarded as an abuse of rights. Although Jalal Harutyunyan has submitted written information about his whereabouts and committed to receiving the court act, the victim's side believes he will again evade receiving the court’s decision. It is clear that a person bearing the rank of lieutenant general wants to avoid serving the sentence imposed by the court and is trying to evade punishment through the expiration of the statute of limitations. This person has been entrusted with a whole army of defense, and naturally, this must be a result of the 44-day war,” he wrote.

Jalal Harutyunyan's lawyer, Ashot Apresyan, commented on lawyer Liparit Simonyan's statement that Jalal Harutyunyan is intentionally not receiving the court act to let the statute of limitations expire and avoid carrying out the sentence. Ashot Apresyan wrote: “Mr. Simonyan, there is no need to distort the facts; no abuse of rights has been recorded by the court. It has been substantiated by the documents presented to the court that Jalal Harutyunyan was undergoing inpatient and outpatient treatment. The court’s decision was sent to Harutyunyan's address in accordance with the law on June 30. Due to his hospitalization, the ruling was not delivered to him and was returned to the court, and it has not been sent to Harutyunyan again via postal service. Today, Harutyunyan submitted a written request to the court to send the court act to him as soon as possible. You were also present at that court hearing, and a professional lawyer like you should not distort the facts or present them incompletely.”