MAN SET TO BE TRIED ABROAD.Byline: Daily News A Glendale man who fled to Armenia when he came under suspicion of strangling his 23-year-old girlfriend is scheduled to be tried next week for murder. If convicted in an Armenian court, Artur Khanzadyan, 25, could serve up to 12 years in jail. He was arrested there in November, just two months after investigators found the body of his girlfriend, Odet Tsaturyan, in the trunk of his car. Glendale police and U.S. Rep. Adam Schiff
Adam B. Schiff (born June 20 1960) is an American politician. He first served in the California State Senate. , D-Pasadena, have asked local authorities to return Khanzadyan to the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. for trial, where he could face up to life in prison if convicted, but Armenian officials refused. The two nations do not have a formal extradition extradition (ĕkstrədĭsh`ən), delivery of a person, suspected or convicted of a crime, by the state where he has taken refuge to the state that asserts jurisdiction over him. treaty. Tsaturyan's father Shagen Tsaturyan, who insisted Khanzadyan be brought back, will be attending the hearing with two Glendale police officers. Hrachooe Tsaturyan, his wife, said he wanted to ensure Khanzadyan is convicted, despite being tried overseas. The Glendale Police Officer's Association and St. Peter's St. Peter's or similar terms may mean: Places
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