YEREVAN, JUNE 5, NOYAN TAPAN. At the June 5 court sitting on the case of former RA Foreign Minister Alexander Arzumanian and Suren Sirunian the prosecutor party petitioned to sentence the defendants to 6 and 5 years' imprisonment, respectively. The prosecutor party considered proved and grounded by the preliminary investigation and trial the charge of organizing mass disorders on 2008 March 1-2 brought to A. Arzumanian and S. Sirunian (part 1, Article 225, RA Criminal Code). According to the prosecutor party, when pronouncing a judgement the court should take into consideration "crime's nature, high degree of public danger," as well as circumstances characterizing the personality, circumstances aggravating and mitigating the act. Among mitigating circumstances it was mentioned that the defendants are convicted for the first time, and the circumstance that "the crime was committed by a group" is considered aggravating. The prosecutor also petitioned to keep under seizure defendants' property for sustaining a possible lawsuit on damage inflicted by mass disorders. The defence party petitioned to give 20 working days for preparing the defence speeches, but the court gave only 4 days. The next court sitting will take place on June 12.

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