Jalal Harutyunyan Transferred to Prison

The former commander of the Artsakh Defense Army, Jalal Harutyunyan, has been transferred to prison. This was reported by Factinfo.

As previously reported, on January 15, the Syunik Regional Court, presided over by Judge Garik Abelyan, found Jalal Harutyunyan guilty under Article 550, Section 3 of the RA Criminal Code, sentencing him to 5.5 years of imprisonment. The Court of Appeal, under the presidency of Judge Mkhitar Papoyan, and with judges Robert Papoyan and Lusine Abgaryan, upheld the conviction in a ruling on June 18.

According to Factinfo, the defense team filed a cassation appeal twice. The first appeal was sent back for corrections, allowing time to rectify the mistakes and refile. However, the second appeal was not accepted for consideration. Consequently, the conviction entered into legal force on September 26.

Ultimately, Harutyunyan was transferred to prison just days later.