On July 11, at 11.00a.m., the appeal trial of lifer Manuk Semerjyan against the decision of the Court of First Instance of Administrative Districts of Erebuni and Nubarashen will take place in the Court of Criminal Appeals (judge Mher Arghamanyan).

As a reminder, the Court of First Instance of Administrative Districts of Erebuni and Nubarashen rejected lifer Manuk Semerjyan's appeal against the administrative commission of "Nubarashen" penitentiary, according to which the decision of the committee on delaying the discussion of M. Semerjyan's parole for another year was being appealed.

Before presenting the appeal, lifer Manuk Semerjyan had been in prison for 20 years, 1 month, 8 days as of 10.03.2011. 20 years of sentence is the period, after which the convict can use his right to parole, if he had served the last 5 years of conviction without disciplinary penalties.  

According to the provisions of RA laws, Manuk Semerjyan has the right to use his right to parole. He is the first among lifers who can use this right envisaged by law. For all lifers this case is very important in a sense that it can become a precedent.

As of January 1st, 2011, 99 people were sentenced to life imprisonment.

Source: www.hra.am