YEREVAN, DECEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN. Last week the Shirak regional court of first instance (chairman - Judge Shirak Hakobian) examined the case of the exchange of fire in Gyumri on May 20 and made a ruling. The court found Telman Karapetian guilty by the RA Criminal Code's Article 258 Part 4 (hooliganism by using arms or other objects as arms), Article 235 Part 1 (illegal carrying of arms), Article 112 Part 1 (causing harm to a person's health deliberately) and sentenced him to 5 years' imprisonment. Hovhannes Soloyan was found guilty by Article 258 Part 4 and Article 235 Part 1 snd sentenced to 4.5-years' imprisonment. Spartak Ghukasian (son of the Gymri mayor Vardan Ghukasian) was found guilty by Article 258 Part 3 Points 1 and 5 (hooliganism committed with exceptional cynicism by a group of people or an organized group) and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. Kolya Ghukasian was found guilty by Article 258 Part 3 Points 1 and 5 and Article 271 Part 1 (use of narcotic drugs) and sentenced to 18 months' imprisonemnt and to a fine of 50 thousand dram. Rustam Sargsian was found guilty by Article 258 Part 1 Points 1 and 5 and sentenced to imprisonment of 1 year and 5 months. Norayr Soloyan was found guilty by Article 258 Part 2 (hooliganism by committing violence against a person ot threatening to commit violence and by destroying or damaging the property of a person) and sentenced to 9 months' imprisonment.

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