November 6, 2009 - 19:33 AMT
Investigation into circumstance of Mariam Sukhudyan's case over
"Inquest into the circumstances of Mariam Sukhudyan's case is over. Studying case materials, we came to the conclusion that inquest body was not unbiased and failed to uncover the truth," Tigran Hayrapetyan, lawyer of volunteers' group working in Noubarashen boarding school No. 11 together with SOS-Tegut activis Mariam Sukhudyan, told a joint news conference with Nona Galstyan, Sukhudyan's lawyer.

Inquest body did not take into consideration the testimonies of members of volunteers' group when the latter where in Noubarashen school together with Sukhudyan.

Activist's lawyer Nona noted in turn that investigator had not consider the 4 video records in which boarding school

Galstyan referred to another legal mishap when investigator attached to the case only the video material where the teacher accused of sexual harassment refused to admit previously given testimonies. "The teacher's second testimony is implausible because she had told one of volunteers about her intention to give false testimony in court or law enforcement bodies," lawyer said.

She also showed to journalists the record of the above above-mentioned conversation, noting that its reliability had been confirmed as a result of expert examination. Galstyan stressed that the above-mentioned material was attached to the case but was not used as evidence.