March 23, 2009 - 15:34 AMT
Former RA Deputy Prosecutor General sentenced to 3 years in prison
The court of Kentron and Nork Marash communities found former RA Deputy Prosecutor General Gagik Jahangiryan guilty of resistance under to authority under article 316.1 of the RA Penal Code and sentenced him to 3 years in prison, said Alina Grigoryan, a spokesperson for the RA Court of Cassations.

Gagik Jahangiryan supported opposition during the post-election protest actions in 2008. He accused the authorities of marring the presidential election. He was detained on February 23 and charged of resistance to authority and accroachment of state power.