Four days after Armenia’s Court of Appeals revoked an arrest warrant issued for Mikael Minasian, investigators said on Monday that they have broadened corruption charges brought against former President Serzh Sarkisian’s fugitive son-in-law.
A court in Yerevan has thrown out controversial criminal charges brought against a judge who ordered former President Robert Kocharian’s release from prison a year ago.
Former President Robert Kocharian’s lawyers and detractors offered on Friday different interpretations of conclusions drawn by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding the legality of coup charges brought against him.
A law-enforcement body has asked a Yerevan court to allow it to arrest Ruben Hayrapetian, a wealthy businessman linked to Armenia’s former leadership, on kidnapping and assault charges.
Hundreds of residents of Karajan, a small town in southeastern Armenia, took to the streets on Sunday to protest against the arrest of four local men linked to its mayor.
The Armenian authorities will strictly enforce their social distancing and hygiene rules for citizens after lifting virtually all restrictions on business activity in the country, senior government officials insisted on Friday.
A court in Yerevan on Wednesday rejected fresh demands for former President Robert Kocharian’s release from prison which were backed by three former Armenian prime ministers.
Armenia’s human rights ombudsman, Arman Tatoyan, expressed serious concern on Monday about growing hate speech on social media, saying that it has reached alarming proportions in the country.
A court in Yerevan allowed law-enforcement bodies on Sunday to arrest a wealthy businessman and son of Armenia’s arrested former Finance Minister Gagik Khachatrian who has accused the government of seeking to illegally dispossess his family.
Armenia’s jailed former President Robert Kocharian was on Tuesday taken to a hospital in Yerevan where he underwent surgery in October.
As the spread of coronavirus in Armenia continued unabated on Sunday Health Minister Arsen Torosian warned that the authorities may soon be unable to hospitalize or isolate most infected people.
The top manager of companies belonging to Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian was remanded in custody on Saturday after law-enforcement authorities brought fresh criminal charges against him.
Lawyers for former President Robert Kocharian have renewed their demands for his release from custody, saying that he risks being infected with coronavirus.
Deputy Prime Minister Mher Grigorian on Thursday insisted that Russian natural gas has never been as cheap for Armenia as was claimed by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and that Yerevan is right to seek a reduction in its current price.
Health Minister Arsen Torosian called for “additional efforts” to slow the spread of coronavirus in Armenia on Tuesday after authorities reported the highest daily increase in infections in more than two weeks.
Judicial reforms launched by the Armenian government are a far cry from a mandatory “vetting” of all judges demanded by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian last year, the head of a state anti-corruption watchdog said on Tuesday.
A law-enforcement agency has brought more criminal charges against the top manager of companies belonging to Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) leader Gagik Tsarukian.
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.
Robert Kocharian, Armenia’s former president standing trial on coup charges, was taken back to prison on Friday after spending more than three weeks in hospital.
The Armenian government continued to defend on Wednesday its controversial decision to use personal data from people’s mobile phones to fight against the coronavirus epidemic.
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