PARISIAN VERDICT

In 1981, four death-row members of ASALA — the Armenian Secret Army — seized the Turkish consulate in Paris.
After negotiations, they surrendered to authorities on the condition that their trial would be open and public.

The Turkish prosecutors made every effort to label them as terrorists. However, the stance of these 4 heroic Armenian young men and the words of their defense lawyer, the famous Patrick Devedjian, proved to the court and the whole world that they are claimants, and that what happened in 1915 was not only a great loss and tragedy for our country but a genocide.

The play was staged in 2015 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.
The play has been performed 100 times to date.

The message of the “Paris Verdict” production resonates strongly, especially among patriotic youth.

Cast:
Judge - Hrachya Harutyunyan
Patrick Devedjian - Artur Utmazyan
Pierre Duval - Armen Barseghyan
Vazgen Sislyan - Grigor Khachatryan
Aram Basmajyan - Armen Mesrobyan
Gevorg Gyuzelyan - Levon Hakverdyan
Hakob Julfayan - Nikolay Avetisyan
Lecturer - Grigor Gabrielyan
Meline Manushyan - Gohar Igitian
Vardan Altunyan - Robert Harutyunyan
Ara Gevorgyan
Yves Ternon - Narek Ktoyan
Vladimir Msryan
Investigator - Vahagn Galstyan
Professor Atayov - Karen Mirijanyan
Jean-Pierre Dzagoyan - Gagik Mkrtchyan
Prison Warden - Eduard Gasparyan
Gevorgyan - Narek Martirosyan
Hasmik - Lidia Grigoryan
Mariam Adamyan
Shushanik Machkalyan
Turk - Robert Zakaryan
Hakobik - Eduard Mkrtchyan
Policeman - Vahagn Samvelyan

Organizer: "Yerevan Drama Theater named after Hrachya Ghaplanyan" CNCO