Armenians spying for Azerbaijan sentenced to long prison termsApril 6, 2012 - 20:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 6, Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts ruled accusations of high treason against K. Mehrabyan, Matevosyan, and A. Chtrkyan as well-grounded, sentencing them to long prison terms. As press service of RA General Jurisdiction told PanARMENIAN.Net it was revealed during preliminary investigation that three Armenian citizens Mehrabyan, Matevosyan, and Chtrkyan received cooperation proposals from Azerbaijani agents for proper remuneration when in Turkey. Armenian citizens were tasked with collecting information on number of troops, military equipment and commanding staff of Armenia’s and NKR armed forces. According to preliminary investigation, Mehrabyan and Matevosyan were charged under paragraph 1 of Article 299 of RA Criminal Code (high treason is punished with imprisonment for a term of ten to fifteen years with confiscation of property), while Chtrkyan was changed under paragraph 1 of Article 38-299 of RA Criminal Code (Complicity in high treason). Mehrabyan is sentenced to 14 years in prison, Matevosyan and Chtrkyan sentenced to 10 years. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |