Four young activists of the Armenian National Congress (HAK) who clashed with police last year were sentenced on Friday to between two and six years in prison on what the opposition alliance considers politically motivated charges.
A district court in Yerevan found them guilty of assault and hooliganism, handing down verdicts demanded by to prosecutors. Tigran Arakelian, a leader of the HAK's youth wing, received the longest prison sentence for what the Armenian police say was a key role in an August 2011 incident in downtown Yerevan.
Arakelian and several other HAK activists clashed with police officers in disputed circumstances. They were arrested on the spot and accused of attacking officers maintaining public order in the city center. They strongly denied the police claims, saying that they were beaten up and detained after the policemen tried to arbitrarily search another man.
Armenian News
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