Armenian parliament shooting ringleader applies for paroleOctober 22, 2019 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nairi Hunanyan, the man who led an armed attack on the Armenian Parliament on October 27, 1999, has applied for parole, said Nona Navikyan, Head of the Public Relations Department of Justice Ministry’s Criminal Executive Department said, according to 24News. Hunanyan and four other gunmen entered the National Assembly, killed then Prime Minister Vazgen Sargsyan, parliament speaker Karen Demirchyan and six other officials. Hunanyan accused the government of ruining Armenia politically and economically. The five were handed life sentences. 20 years have passed since Hunanyan's imprisonment, and Navikyan says any person who has served 20 years in prison has the right to apply for a conditional release. 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 | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |