Ex-presidential candidate Andrias Ghukasyan gets 2 months in jailAugust 2, 2016 - 11:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former presidential candidate Andrias Ghukasyan was handed 2 months' jail term on charges of staging and involvement in mass disorders in Yerevan, lawyer Lusine Sahakyan said. Earlier, Armenia’s Investigative Committee instigated a criminal case over mass disorders in Yerevan against 23 people including the deputy chair of Heritage opposition party Armen Martirosyan and the candidate in the 2013 presidential elections Andrias Ghukasyan. According to Sahakyan, the court declined the lawyer’s request to release Ghukasyan on bail. Earlier, Ghukasyan started a hunger strike believing persecutions against him to be politically motivated. The activist also demands reinstatement of constitutional order in Armenia, Sputnik-Armenia reports. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |