Former President Serzh Sargsyan’s brother Lyova Sargsyan, a diplomat serving as Ambassador at-large, has been charged by the special investigative service for not declaring property and illicit enrichment. Lyova Sargsyan’s daughter Ani, and son Narek have also been charged.
Amid an ongoing investigation into a suspected assault, Mayor of the Armenian town of Masis Davit Hambardzumyan has been declared wanted on new charges.
Eduard Babayan, chief bodyguard of president of the Armenian National Olympic Committee, leader of the Prosperous Armenia party, MP Gagik Tsarukyan, has been charged for beating Vyacheslav Harutyunyan, causing severe damage to his life.
Director of the Hayastan All-Armenian Fund Ara Vardanyan has been released on bail. The court has set a bail at 1 million AMD.
A father died protecting his children in a rare polar bear attack in Canada’s northernmost territory of Nunavut.
The Investigative Committee of Armenia resumed the preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated on the case of Yerevan resident Davit Simonyan’s receiving gunshot wound in April 2007.
A national attorney from Armenia will be dispatched to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) with the purpose of decreasing the workload of examinations of cases relating to Armenia, justice minister Artak Zeynalyan said on Facebook.
According to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the events surrounding the Hayastan All Armenian Fund will increase the Diaspora’s trust towards Armenia, and not decrease it.
Moments ago national security service agents detained Alexander Sargsyan, the younger brother of former President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan, the Public TV reported.
National Security Service agents are currently carrying out operations in the Yerevan downtown apartment of Alexander Sargsyan, the younger brother of former President Serzh Sargsyan
