Former President Serzh Sargsyan’s security official, former first deputy direction of the state protection service (under the NSS) Vachagan Ghazaryan has been arrested, .
The Court of Cassation of Armenia has overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal to eliminate Robert Kocharyan’s detention and the case has been sent to the same court for a new examination.
The Court of Cassation of Armenia is examining the complaints of both former President Robert Kocharyan and Prosecutor General Arthur Davtyan, the judicial department said.
The court of cassation has approved the complaint of the prosecutor general’s deputy on upholding the first instance court’s ruling on remanding into custody Vachagan Ghazaryan and overruling the previous bail decision.
The National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia has revealed and prevented a number of corruption-related crimes, the press department of the service said.
During planned inspections at Gazprom Armenia, certain circumstances have been discovered that require a criminal-legal assessment, State Revenue Committee (SRC) President David Ananyan told reporters today, referring to the criminal investigation into the finances of Gazprom Armenia.
A man from Aragatsnotn Province is suspected in kidnapping and raping a 14-year old girl from the province of Armavir, authorities said.
Executive Director of the Business Armenia Foundation Armen Avak Avakian resigned, Armenpress reports Avakian said on Facebook.
The Cabinet today issued a negative conclusion for the bill submitted by MP Tigran Urikhanyan on amending the Family Code of Armenia.
The government has put a task before itself to hold the most qualified and best elections in the history of the third Republic of Armenia, acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the beginning of today’s Cabinet session, adding that the elections must be held in accordance with the highest international standards.
