Monday, 05 December 2005

DEFENDANT IN ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF U.S., GEORGIAN PRESIDENTS FACES LIFE

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The trial of the 27-year-old Vladimir Arutyunian accused of staging a terrorist act against the U.S. and Georgian presidents, murdering a police officer and other crimes, kicked off in Tbilisi on Monday.
The trial of the 27-year-old Vladimir Arutyunian accused of staging a terrorist act against the U.S. and Georgian presidents, murdering a police officer and other crimes, kicked off in Tbilisi on Monday. The judge read out the indictment to the defendant, an Interfax correspondent reports from the Tbilisi City Court. Arutyunian, who faces life imprisonment, refuses to testify until he is allowed to meet with representatives of international human rights organizations and ombudsman in Georgia Sozar Subari. Hearings will resume Tuesday, December 6. (Interfax)
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