YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Armen Sargsian, brother of the former prime Vazgen Sargsian who was killed during the October 27, 1999 assassination, was conditionally released on September 10 after serving half the prison term, NT was informed by the head of the RA justice ministry's penitentiary department Arsen Babayan. To recap, A. Sargsian was sentenced to 10 years' imprisonement on the charge of ordering the murder of Tigran Naghdalian, the chairman of the board of Public Television and Radio Company. Taking A. Sargsian's behaviour into account, the commission on early release issues, then the court decided that there is no need for A. Sargsian to continue serving his prison term and that he shall be released from prison ahead of time.

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