
A large number of supporters of the jailed re-elected head of Goris, a community in Armenia’s Syunik Province, have gathered outside the building of the Court of General Jurisdiction since Friday morning ahead of the court hearing.
Arush Arushanyan’s bloc defeated the ruling Civil Contract party by a wide margin in the 17 October local elections, but he remains in custody.
His lawyer Erik Aleksanyan told reporters that the issue of the legality of restricting visits and phone calls for Arushanyan had been discussed at the previous court hearing.
"We filed a motion for the full or at least partial removal of these restrictions. We have expressed our position, and at the beginning of today’s hearing the prosecutor is going to present his arguments," Aleksanyan said.
Afterwards, they will move on to the main trial stage, the indictment will be read out, and the order of exa...
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