
While large amounts of funds are allocated every year to reform the judicial sector in Armenia, and promises made in that regard, progress has been long in coming.
Officials continue to claim that pretrial detention is vital, and the courts have taken up the call. Detaining those accused of crimes, even petty ones, has become the norm.
The Armavir Provincial Court will soon hear a theft case. The suspect has been in detention and the amount of damage was 194,200 drams ($400).
The suspect is charged with burgling a house in Etchmiadzin in May of this year. The indictment says he robbed the owner of a computer, telephone, and laptop.
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