{"id":2250,"date":"2022-04-21T11:17:06","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T11:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinkarmenia.org\/news-events\/exceptional-verdict%e2%80%a4-the-offender-was-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-a-gay-man\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T07:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T07:51:23","slug":"exceptional-verdict%e2%80%a4-the-offender-was-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-a-gay-man","status":"publish","type":"news_events","link":"https:\/\/pinkarmenia.org\/en\/news-events\/exceptional-verdict%e2%80%a4-the-offender-was-found-guilty-of-crimes-against-a-gay-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Exceptional verdict\u2024 The offender was found guilty of crimes against a gay man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">April is <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinkarmenia.org\/en\/news\/sexualabuse\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Sexual Assault Awareness Month<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. Its purpose is to raise awareness about the issue of sexual violence in various public spheres. In Armenia, not only heterosexual people are sexually abused, but also LGBT people, both inside and outside the LGBT community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Every year, various crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, often involving violence, are recorded by \u2018\u2018Pink\u2019\u2019 human rights defender NGO.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2019, a gay man, the victim of the case, got acquainted with another man through the Internet, after which they agreed to meet. When they met, \u0570e noticed that the driver of the car approaching him was not the same person he had agreed to meet with. The driver pointed a pistol at the victim and demanded that he gets into the car.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the car, the offender hit the victim several times in the face with his hands, demanded that the victim empties his pockets, then stole from him all the money he had. The perpetrator threatened to tell the victim&#8217;s relatives about his sexual orientation. During the process, he repeatedly hit the victim and uttered insults concerning his sexuality. He extorted money from the victim, threatening him that otherwise, he would reveal the victim&#8217;s sexual orientation to his relatives. The perpetrator also stated that he wanted to \u201cdiscipline\u201d him and take him to the police station for his \u201chomosexual behavior\u201d, where all the police officers would sexually and physically abuse him. The perpetrator violently forced the victim to have sexual intercourse, after which he was allowed to leave. A criminal case was initiated.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The procedure of this criminal case lasted for about three years.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pink&#8217;s lawyer Luiza Vardanyan represented the victim in this case. During the trial, she filed a motion to apply to the Constitutional Court with a demand to declare Article 63 of the RA Criminal Code unconstitutional\u2024 The Article envisages the aggravating factors enhancing the punishment and responsibility\u2024 The reason for declaring it unconstitutional is that this article envisages hate crimes only on the grounds of national, racial, or religious hatred, however, sexual orientation or gender identity are not considered as ones. The court rejected this motion.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In 2022, a verdict was announced, according to which the offender was found guilty of all the crimes he had committed and sentenced to 7 years and 6 months imprisonment. The court ruled that the perpetrator had prior knowledge of the victim&#8217;s sexual orientation, describing homosexuality as a \u201cnon-traditional sexual orientation\u201d\u2024<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It should be noted that this is the first case conducted by Pink in recent years, when a guilty verdict is announced against the criminal and he is found guilty of committing a crime against a gay person. It is true that the court did not record those crimes as committed with the motive of hatred towards the person\u2019s sexual orientation, moreover, discriminatory expressions were used by the court, but, nevertheless, such verdict is a progress in law enforcement practice and is one of Pink\u2019s achievements as an LGBT organization.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We hope that this decision will set a precedent and promote a fair trial for other cases concerning LGBT people. At the same time, we firmly believe that only such decisions and verdicts can lead to the elimination of the atmosphere of impunity among criminals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Its purpose is to raise awareness about the issue of sexual violence in various public spheres. In Armenia, not only heterosexual people are sexually abused, but also LGBT people, both inside and outside the LGBT community.\u00a0 Every year, various crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, often involving [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2249,"template":"","categories":[121],"tags":[],"news_events-categories":[122],"class_list":["post-2250","news_events","type-news_events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","news_events-categories-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Exceptional verdict\u2024 The offender was found guilty of crimes against a gay man | Pink Armenia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Exceptional verdict\u2024 The offender was found guilty of crimes against a gay man Pink Armenia\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, 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