YEREVAN, MARCH 31, NOYAN TAPAN. Yerevan Kentron and Nork-Marash communities' first instance court presided over by judge Mnatsakan Martirosian by the March 31 judgement found guilty the brother of Gagik Jhangirian, former Deputy RA Prosecutor General, Vardan Jhangirian by part 1, Article 316, RA Criminal Code, using violence to a power representative not dangerous for his life, and sentenced him to three years' imprisonment, using the punishment was delayed, three years' probation period was fixed. Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed about it by Alina Yengoyan, RA Cassation Court's Spokesperson. The arrest served by him, 3 months and 23 days, was subtracted from the punishment and 2 years, 8 months, and 7 days were left. By the judgement the action V. Jhangirian is charged with was requalified: the charge brought to him before by part 2, Article 316, RA Criminal Code, using violence to a power representative dangerous for his life or health, was replaced by part 1 of the same article, using violence to a power representative not dangerous for his life or health. Part 2, Article 316 envisages imprisonment of 5-10 years, while an action charged by part 1 is punished by fine amounting to 300-500-fold minimum salary or detention of maximum one month or imprisonment of maximum 5 years. V. Jhangirian's lawyer Lusine Mahakian informed Noyan Tapan correspondent that the judgement will be appealed against at the Cassation Court without fail.

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