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14:17 26/12/2019Armenian president signs Constitutional Court judges bill into lawPresident Armen Sarkissian of Armenia has signed a number of bills into law, including the draft law offering early retirement to Constitutional Court members, the presidential press service reported.
12:10 26/12/201931-year-old Armenian convict dies in hospitalA 31-year-old convict of an Armenian prison has died in hospital, the Public Relations Department of the Penitentiary Department at the Justice Ministry reported.
11:21 26/12/2019Lawyer: Motion to keep Armenian TV station owner under arrest unsubstantiatedThe motion of the Special Investigative Service (SIS) to keep the owner of a TV channel critical of the Armenian government in pre-trial custody is unsubstantiated, his lawyer claims.
18:59 25/12/2019Criminal case opened into obstruction of journalistic work of Kentron TV reportersArmenia’s law enforcement opened a criminal case into the facts about obstruction of professional activity of Epikentron news programme reporter Artur Hovhannisyan and cameraman Simik Mayilyan in...
17:49 25/12/2019Robert Kocharyan’s son: We will definitely succeedThe son of Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan believes the “fabricated” criminal charges against his father will be eventually dropped and they will “definitely” succeed.
16:39 25/12/2019Quartet Media co-founders condemn prosecution against Armenian TV channel ownerQuartet Media (Qaryak Media) co-founders Karen Bekaryan, Mihran Hakobyan, Arman Saghatelyan and Samvel Farmanyan condemn the criminal prosecution launched against the Fifth Channel owner Armen...
18:30 24/12/2019Reporters of Kentron TV channel attacked in Hovtashen villageDirector at Epikentron news programme at Kentron TV Channel Varduhi Meltonyan submitted a complaint to police about an assault on reporters in Armenia’s Hovtashen village of Ararat province.
17:28 24/12/2019The owner of the Fifth Channel invited to Special Investigation Servicehe owner of the Fifth Channel Armen Tavadyan was invited to the country’s Special Investigation Service (SIS).
15:10 24/12/2019Corruption Prevention Commission files proceedings against Yerevan mayorThe Corruption Prevention Commission has launched proceedings against Yerevan Mayor Hayk Marutyan on suspicion of violating the compatibility requirements.
13:38 24/12/2019Lawyer insists on dropping criminal charges against Ara Babloyan, Arsen BabayanThe decision of the Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office not to approve the indictment in the criminal case involving former Armenian Parliament Speaker Ara Babloyan and former Deputy Chief of the...
12:19 24/12/2019Armenian authorities thwart another drug smuggling attempt by Iranian citizenOfficers of the anti-smuggling department of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee have foiled another attempt to smuggle narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances by an Iranian citizen.
11:34 24/12/2019Lawyer: Criminal case against ex-Armenian parliament speaker returned to investigatorThe Armenian Prosecutor General’s Office has returned the criminal case against former Armenian National Assembly Speaker Ara Babloyan to the investigator, partially satisfying the defense appeal,...
18:41 23/12/2019Judge Samvel Uzunyan declared wantedFormer President of the Court of General Jurisdiction of Avan and Nor Nork Administrative Districts of Yerevan Samvel Uzunyan has been declared wanted by authorities on corruption charges.
14:45 23/12/2019Yerevan City Council opposition member summoned to policeTh head of the opposition Bright Armenia faction at the Yerevan City Council, Davit Khazhakyan has been summoned to police, he said in a Facebook post.
12:53 23/12/2019Yerevan court denies motion to keep Armenian maternity hospital chief under arrestThe Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction has denied prosecutors’ motion to keep the director of Armenia’s main maternity hospital in pre-trial custody amid the ongoing criminal investigation into...
13:52 21/12/2019The nephew of the former president extradited to Armenia, held in a Penitentiary ServiceNarek Sargsyan, the nephew of former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has been extradited from the Czech Republic.
17:01 20/12/2019Yerevan appellate court denies bail for KocharyanThe Yerevan Criminal Court of Appeals upheld the ruling of a lower court to keep under arrest Armenia’s second President Robert Kocharyan standing trial on charges stemming from the March 2008...
16:40 20/12/2019Penitentiary Service chief: Armenia has 2,230 prisoners at the momentArmenian correction facilities hold a total of 2,230 prisoners, including 1,028 people who are under arrest and 1,028 convicts, at the moment, Major-General Artur Goyunyan, Head of the Penitentiary...
11:37 20/12/2019Circumstances of theft attempt from editorial of «Zhoghovurd» daily being found outArmenia’s Investigative Committee launched investigation to find out all circumstances of theft attempt from the editorial of «Zhoghovurd» daily newspaper, hindrance to legal professional activities...
10:39 20/12/2019As deadly protests grow in India, many fear democracy is being erodedThe protests in India against a controversial new citizenship law continued escalating Thursday, CBS news reported.