Law
27/12/2019 10:43CC judges feel like judges and act independently: ex-minister of justiceAsked whether he may claim that today the CC enjoy trusts among the people, Harutyunyan said that the Constitutional Court enjoys the highest trust in the whole legal system.
26/12/2019 16:41Court rules two month arrest for TV 5 Channel’s owner Armen Tavadyan“The court denied the complaint regarding the lawfulness of the arrest, deciding to back the petition of the investigator to arrest Mr Tavadyan for two months,” Khudoyan said.
26/12/2019 13:46Armenia’s PM describes case with YSU Student’s Council president Davit Apoyan a mistake“The sub-context is that when in Armenia the human rights must be protected it means that they must be protected,” Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today, noting that cases of usage of violence against peaceful demonstrators were registered in Armenia.
26/12/2019 12:50Relatives of killed conscript Arthur Aghajanyan gather outside government building demanding meeting with PM“I am able to do everything, I want justice. I will go and take the corpse and will bring it here,” he said.
25/12/2019 15:33Illegal arrest of owner of TV5 Channel Armen Tavadyan must be lifted: Viktor Soghomonyan“It is impossible to keep this situation for long, the illegal arrest must be lifted and legal system must be restored in the country,” Soghomonyan said.
25/12/2019 13:49Vice speaker of Armenia’s parliament claims former authorities planned to start a criminal proceeding against ex-chief of NSS Arthur VanetsyanThe vice speaker rejected the information as if Pashinyan’s team learnt about the actions of former authorities thanks to his contacts with Arthur Vanetsyan.
25/12/2019 11:43Human Rights Defender’s office representatives meet with owner of TV5 Channel arrested yesterdayOmbudsman’s office’s press service reports that an operative group went to the apartment where search was conducted in the sidelines of a criminal case.
24/12/2019 16:29President of YSU Student’s Council released, describes police’s actions offensiveSpeaking to reporters, Apoyan described what happened to him as “offensive behavior.”
24/12/2019 14:12YSU Student’s Council president Davit Apoyan taken to police in sidelines of a criminal caseSpeaking to Aysor.am, deputy head of Police’s press department Edgar Zanoyan said Apoyan was taken to the police in sidelines of criminal case.
24/12/2019 11:25Ara Babloyan, Arsen Babayan’s indictment not confirmedReferring to the prosecutor’s decision Ara Babloyan’s lawyer Ara Vardevanyan wrote on Facebook that the Prosecutor General’s office has partially upheld his complaint by sending the criminal case back.
24/12/2019 10:48Third president’s nephew Narek Sargsyan taken into custodyOn December 21 Sargsyan was transported to Armenia from Czech Republic.
23/12/2019 15:08Honduras prison crisis: Inmates killed in fresh violenceOn Friday, 18 inmates were killed and 16 hurt in the northern city of Tela.
21/12/2019 12:49Serzh Sargsyan’s nephew is in penitentiary: acting police chief“The further actions will be reported later, stemming from the preliminary investigation actions,” Sargsyan said.
21/12/2019 10:35Serzh Sargsyan’s nephew Narek Sargsyan transported to Armenia (video)Criminal charges were instituted against Sargsyan on June 26 for illegal possession of arms, drugs, illegal circulation of drugs, acquisition of explosive materials and devices.
20/12/2019 16:05Court of Appeal denies petition to release Armenia’s second president Robert Kocharyan on bailThe judge said the decision may be appealed.