Law-enforcement authorities confirmed on Monday that they have launched a fresh criminal investigation into the former chief bodyguard of ex-President Serzh Sarkisian almost one year after he transferred 2.9 billion drams ($6 million) to the state.
About two months after the dismissal of three judges of the Constitutional Court (CC) and the termination of powers of its head an opposition faction in the Armenian parliament has turned to the High Court disputing the constitutionality of the process.
A candidate nominated by the government for the post of a Constitutional Court judge has withdrawn his candidacy.
Five Armenian hospitals have stopped treating people infected with the coronavirus because of a significant decrease in new cases in the country, the Ministry of Health said on Wednesday.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has refused to issue an “interim” injunction that would freeze the implementation of constitutional changes calling for the dismissal of the chairman and three other members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court.
The chairman and three other members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court dismissed as a result of government-backed constitutional changes have challenged the legality of their removal at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian warned on Monday that his government will have to impose another nationwide lockdown if Armenian hospitals are no longer able to cope with the continuing spread of the coronavirus in the country.
One of the three members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court dismissed as a result of government-backed constitutional changes was denied entry to the court building in Yerevan on Friday.
In an appeal dismissed by the government as null and void, the opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) on Friday asked the Constitutional Court to invalidate constitutional changes mandating the immediate removal of three of its nine judges.
The opposition Bright Armenia Party (LHK) ended on Monday a two-week boycott of sessions of the parliament despite accusing its pro-government majority of not renouncing violent responses to criticism.
A major opposition party has accused Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian of condoning and inciting violent attacks on its members following an ugly brawl that disrupted a session of Armenia’s parliament on Friday.
Armenian health authorities are still able to hospitalize or isolate all people testing positive for coronavirus as it continues to spread in the country, the Ministry of Health said on Friday.
The Armenian parliament passed in the second and final reading on Thursday a government bill allowing authorities to confiscate private properties and other assets deemed to have been acquired illegally.
Armenian authorities have started accessing and using personal data from people’s mobile phones to fight against the coronavirus epidemic, a senior official said on Tuesday.
Authorities suspended public transport in Yerevan and set up roadblocks across Armenia on Wednesday as they stepped up their efforts to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Ignoring strong opposition objections, Armenia’s parliament on Monday allowed authorities to access personal data from people’s mobile phones for the purpose of stopping the spread of coronavirus in the country.
Law-enforcement authorities on Wednesday asked a court in Yerevan to issue a fresh arrest warrant for a prominent Armenian businessman who was allowed to receive medical treatment abroad after being indicted more than a year ago.
None of the members of Armenia’s Constitutional Court at loggerheads with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has accepted a lucrative government offer of early retirement which expired on Thursday.
Armenia’s political leadership has insisted that it will not resort to fraud and use government levers to win the upcoming referendum on controversial constitutional changes sought by it.
More than 60 lawyers critical of the Armenian government have joined forces to campaign for a “no” vote in the upcoming referendum on a controversial government proposal to oust most members of the country’s Constitutional Court.
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