On February 26, the court, presided over by judge Hrachya Mekhakyan, found Mkrtich Mkrtchyan, the brother of RA Ambassador to the USA Narek Mkrtchyan, guilty and sentenced him to 1 year in prison, suspending the sentence and imposing a 1-year probationary period.
Judge Hrachya Mekhakyan, by the way, is the son of the sister of the former NA deputy Ruben Hayrapetyan, the son-in-law of the former mayor of Armavir Ruben Khlghatyan. Was the judge constrained in the case of the brother of the famous CP who was charged with illegal possession of weapons? Let us remind you that Ashot Minasyan, the hero of the Artsakh wars, was sentenced to one year in prison on a similar charge and has been in detention for about 4 months, because a weapon was found 100 meters from his house.
And in the case of the ambassador's brother, the court not only applied a conditional sentence, but it turns out that the General Prosecutor's Office is also satisfied with the court's decision, which did not appeal the decision of the first instance, and it came into force a few days ago.
The General Prosecutor's Office confirmed our information. "The sentence requested by the prosecution has been fully satisfied by the court, therefore, there is no need to file an appeal."
