Armenian Ombudsman says several articles anti-constitutionalAugust 29, 2012 - 21:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan addressed the Constitutional Court with a demand to rule several articles on “Administrative violations” unconstitutional. As Ombudsman's Office representative told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, RA citizen may be detained within ten days for having committed administrative violations. Article 262 on “Administrative violations” is inconsistent with RA Constitution’s Article 16, under which the arrested citizen must be released unless the court issues judgment within 3 days after the arrest. Moreover, under the Constitution, every prisoner is authorized to inform an elected person of his arrest; whereas Article 260 on “administrative violations” says that at the request of the arrested citizen, his family, place of employment or education must be informed of his whereabouts. Thus, according to the article, keeping relatives informed is not mandatory, which runs counter to the Constitution. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. |