  Gevorg Kostanyan appointed new Prosecutor General October 1, 2013 - 16:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sagsyan, along with 103 MPs out of 108, voted in favor of appointing Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan to the post of Prosecutor General, aysor.am said. Armenian Constitution envisages for the Prosecutor General to be elected by members of parliament through a secret ballot. On September 26, President nominated Kostanyan to the post of Prosecutor General following completion of the Aghvan Hovsepyan’s service term. Hovsepyan occupied the position twice during 15 years. According to Constitution, the National Assembly appoints the President-nominated Prosecutor General for 6 years. The Prosecutor can be nominated more than twice. On January 13, President Sargsyan signed a decree on dismissal of Armen Khachatryan from the post of the Armenian Military Prosecutor. Under another decree, Advisor to the Armenian President Gevorg Kostanyan was appointed to the post of the Armenian Military Prosecutor and Deputy Prosecutor General Kostanyan has been the representative of Armenia at European Court since 2004. Related links:   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 |  Latest news U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border  The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.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. |
