8 years passed since terrorist act in Armenian parliament

PanARMENIAN.Net - 8 years have passed since the terrorist act in the Armenian parliament. October 27, 1999 a group of terrorists rushed into the parliament and gunned down Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, Speaker Karen Demirchyan, Minister for Operative Issues Leonard Petrosyan and deputies Armenak Armenakyan, Mikael Kotanyan and Henrik Abrahamyan.



The terrorist group included journalist Nairi Hunanyan, his brother Karen Hunanyan, their uncle Vram Galstyan, Derenik Bejanyan and Ashot Knyazyan. The trial started February 15, 2001.



December 2, 2003 the First Instance Court of Kentron-Nork Marash sentenced Nairi and Karen Hunanyans, Edik Grigoryan, Vram Galstyan, Derenik Bejanyan and Ashot Knyazyan to life imprisonment.



Hamlet Stepanyan was given a 14-year sentence.



All seven were found guilty of treason. The Court of Cassations upheld the sentence.