YEREVAN, JANUARY 27, NOYAN TAPAN. On January 27, RA Appeal Criminal Court kept unchanged the November 19 2008 sentence of Yerevan Kentron and Nork-Marash communities' general jurisdiction court, by which Smbat Ayvazian was found guilty of committing crimes envisaged by part 4, Article 235, RA Criminal Court (getting, selling, keeping, moving or carrying illegal arms, ammunition, explosives) and by part 1, Article 316 (using violence to a power representative) and was sentenced to 2 years' imprisonment and fine of 300 thousand RA drams. According to the RA Cassation Court's Spokesperson, the appeal complaint was brought by the defenders of S. Ayvazian's interests.

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