The judgment was passed at the hearing presided over by judge Teyyub Mukhtarov behind closed doors. It was noted that Bagdasaryan was sentenced being charged under 11 articles of the Criminal Code of Azerbaijan.
8 articles are about especially grave crimes and 3 about grave crimes.
According to the convict’s appeal, circumstances mitigating his responsibility were not sufficiently considered in the judgment and asks to commute the sentence to a lesser one, judge Teyyub Mukhtarov said.
“The case was thoroughly investigated at the meeting of judicial board, and it was determined that the first hearing demonstrated quite human attitude toward Bagdasaryan. Though he committed crimes constituting great public threat, he was convicted on a lesser charge envisaged in the articles," the judge added.
Mukhtarov upheld the judgment of the first hearing and rejected the appeal.
The preliminary hearing was held on June 8. At the hearing, Bagdasaryan said that he is Azerbaijani citizen and regret his act: “I ask the Court to reduce my sentence as I am an Azerbaijani citizen.”
Ganja Court on Grave Crimes sentenced Arsen Bagdasaryan to 15-year imprisonment in maximum security prison.
The term of his sentence will be calculated from 26 December 2014 – the day of his arrest.
According to the verdict, Arsen Bagdasaryan is exempted from paying court fees (AZN 665.45).
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