Vahagn Margaryan, the 23 year-old ballet dancer of the Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet Academic Theater who was hospitalized after suffering serious injuries in a November 6 car crash, has died.
Within the criminal case investigated in Gegharkunik Regional Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee charge was pressed against the resident of Gegharkunik province for murder attempt.
On November 19 the Stepantsminda-Lars highway will remain closed for all types of vehicles until 14:00 for snow removal and clearing operations.
Caretaker defense minister Davit Tonoyan has fired several military commanders in connection with the deadly military truck crash that took place earlier in November.
Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has submitted a petition to President Armen Sarkissian to award world weightlifting champion Simon Martirosyan with the 2nd degree Medal of the Services to the Motherland and weightlifter Gor Minasyan with the Medal of Gratitude.
A woman from Vagharshapat (Ejmiatsin) reported to the local police station on November 15 that her brother-in-law has battered her, her husband and their 8-months old baby. She claims the man was drunk.
In the framework of the criminal case initiated in the Investigative Division of Shengavit administrative district of Yerevan Investigative Department of the RA Investigative Committee on willful infliction of heavy bodily damage charge was pressed against 30 year-old man. The latter was detained.
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.
