Sentences were handed down yesterday in the trial of Vahagn Chakhalyan, head of the "United Javakhk" alliance. Also sentenced were his father and younger brother. The court found Vahagn Chakhalyan guilty on all counts (illegal weapons possession, organizing public disturbances, resisting arrest) and was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. His father, Ruben Chakhalyan, was found guilty of illegal arms possession and participating in mass public disturbances and was fined 5,000 lari ($3,000). Armen Chakhalyan, Vahagn's brother, was found guilty of arms possession and fined 2,000 lari ($1,200). The Chakhalyan defense team intends to appeal all three sentences in a higher court and even take the case to the European Court of Human Rights. In the meantime, the "Yerkir Union" has called on organizations in Armenia and the Diaspora to raise their voices in protest over this politically motivated show trail and has urged international legal bodies to call on the Georgian authorities to respect accept norms of jurisprudence and to halt its anti-Armenian policies in Javakh.