The former head of an investigation group that conducted a probe into the 2008 deadly post-election violence has rejected as groundless the charges of falsifying evidence in the case that were brought against him by Armenian investigators.
The former head of an investigation group conducting a probe into the 2008 post-election unrest has been charged with falsifying evidence in the case and is now wanted by Armenian authorities, according to the Special Investigative Service.
Manvel Grigorian, a retired Armenian army general arrested in June on corruption charges, has offered to donate vast land holdings to the state, it emerged on Friday.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian on Friday defended his decision to appoint a retired police general as governor of Armenia’s southeastern Syunik province which has prompted criticism from human rights activists.
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ordered Armenian authorities to pay a total of 7,500 euros ($8,600) in compensation to two former opposition activists who were arrested during 2008 post-election protests in Yerevan.
The brother of Armenia’s embattled former Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamian was released from pre-trial custody on Wednesday two months after being charged with illegal arms possession.
A wealthy Armenian businessman who has benefited from government connections in the past was remanded in pre-trial custody on corruption charges late on Tuesday.
A wealthy Armenian businessman who has benefited from government connections in the past was arrested at the weekend for reasons that remained unknown on Monday.
An activist of businessman Gagik Tsarukian’s Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) has been arrested on charges of assaulting police officers on the eve of Sunday’s municipal elections in Yerevan.
General Levon Yeranosian, the controversial former commander of Armenian interior troops, denied any wrongdoing on Wednesday after being charged with using excessive force against opposition protesters in April.
General Levon Yeranosian, the controversial former commander of Armenian interior troops, could be prosecuted over the use of force against anti-government protests in Yerevan last spring, it emerged on Tuesday.
Voters in Yerevan cast ballots on Sunday in snap local elections seen as the first major test of Armenia’s new government headed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian.
An Armenian court on Monday set a bail of over $100,000 for a nephew of former President Serzh Sargsyan to be released from remand prison.
Retired general Artur Aghabekian, who once served as Armenia’s deputy defense minister and currently advises the ethnic Armenian leader of Nagorno-Karabakh, denies charges of large-scale embezzlement from the fund where he has served as chairman of the board of trustees.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s Civil Contract party and its two main allies will compete with each other in upcoming municipal elections in Yerevan, raising more questions about the future of their Yelk alliance.
The chief bodyguard of Gagik Tsarukian, an influential Armenian businessman and political figure, was released on bail on Tuesday more than one month after being arrested on assault charges.
Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian’s plans to set up “bodies of transitional justice” do not run counter to Armenia’s constitution or threaten judicial independence, Justice Minister Artak Zeynalian insisted on Tuesday.
Armenia’s Special Investigative Service (SIS) has searched the offices and private residence of former President Robert Kocharian as part of its ongoing inquiry into the 2008 post-election unrest in Yerevan, it emerged on Monday.
The leading member of the armed opposition group that stormed an Armenian police base in 2016 was set free on Friday pending the outcome of his ongoing trial.
The National Security Service (NSS) has accused about a dozen companies supplying weapons and other items to the Armenian military of large-scale fraud.
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