Prosecutor's Office seeks to extend Armen Babakohian's sentence by 5.5 years
In a recent development in Primorye, Russia, Armen Babakokhyan's brother, Eduard Babakokhyan, has been convicted and faces an additional 5 years in prison. Eduard was found guilty of intermediation in the transfer of bribes to workers of the detention centre where his brother is being held.
Armen Babakokhyan, an entrepreneur, is currently serving a 20-year sentence in a strict regime penal colony for his involvement in two contract murders and bribery. The Prosecutor's Office of Primorye Krai is pushing for an extension of Armen's sentence by 5.5 years, due to accusations of bribery or coercion to give false testimony.
Meanwhile, Armen is also accused of pressuring a witness to give false testimony in a Vladivostok court. No new details about the "Trifonovskie" gang murder case are provided in this paragraph.
Elsewhere in Primorye, a resident was arrested for a murder in a drunken brawl. The investigation into the case is ongoing.
In a separate matter, the "Moscow" cinema in Vladivostok is up for auction. The building on Ocean Prospekt has been approved for privatization by the city council.
After 25 years, the investigation into a murder case in Primorye has been completed. No further details about this case were disclosed.
Lastly, the investigation into the establishment of an extremist cell in Primorye Prison has also been completed. It is unclear if this investigation is connected to any of the aforementioned cases.
Politics in Primorye, Russia, has been marred by the conviction of Eduard Babakokhyan, brother of Armen Babakokhyan, a businessman serving a 20-year sentence for contract murders and bribery. Eduard was sentenced to an additional 5 years for intermediating bribes to workers in Armen's detention center. General-news reports also mention a separate case where a resident was arrested for a murder in a drunken brawl, while criminal activities such as the establishment of an extremist cell have also come to light in the region's prisons under the crime-and-justice umbrella.
