Expert conclusion; defendant did not realize danger of his actions while committing the offence
In the framework of the criminal case investigated in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee on the incident that took place at the entrance of the yard of the RA second President Robert Qocharyan’s detached house the conclusion of stationery psychiatric examination commissioned against defendant H. Muradyan was received.
Taking public interest into consideration we inform that according to the conclusion H. Muradyan has been suffering from mental illness “Schizophrenia, paranoid form” and while committing the offence he could not, as well as currently he cannot realize the danger of his actions, control them.
It was earlier informed that through preliminary investigation sufficient data were obtained on the allegation that on April 15, 2016 at about 18:25 32 year-old Hovhannes Muradyan drove in a car registered in his father’s name to the main entrance of the yard of the RA second President Robert Qocharyan’s detached house and threw a training grenade towards the security post disrupting the work of state security officers.
Besides, through inspection, conducted on April 18 in H. Muradyan’s apartment in the order defined by law, drug of “tetrahydrokannabinol” type in significant amount was found in his personal items and confiscated.
On the base of the obtained evidence on April 20 charge was pressed against H. Muradyan according to the Part 1 of the Article 258 and the Part 1 of the Article 268 of RA Criminal Code.
According to experts’ assessment H. Muradyan should be found irresponsible for the incriminated act, he cannot participate in judicial actions in his current mental state, he is socially dangerous for himself, as well as for others, he needs compulsory treatment in psychiatric ward of special supervision.
On May 13, 2016 a decision was made to initiate a proceeding to use compulsory medical measures against Hovhannes Muradyan. On the same day a decision was made to put the person having committed a committal prohibited by criminal law in the state of insanity in psychiatric hospital which was confirmed by court and defendant Muradyan was taken to the ward of special supervision of “Nubarashen psychiatric medical center”.
Preliminary investigation of the criminal case is ongoing.
Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.