  Opposition oligarch Gagik Tsarukyan detained in Armenia September 26, 2020 - 11:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Oligarch and head of the Prosperous Armenia party Gagik Tsarukyan was put in custody on Friday, September 25 for two months ahead of a trial on charges of vote-buying in 2017 parliamentary elections. "Such a decision was obviously predictable for us, that's why Mr. Tsarukyan did not attend the hearing but went to the the National Security Service immediately," his lawyer Samvel Dilbandyan said Friday. The motion was brought to the court by the National Security Service. The country's National Assembly stripped Tsarukyan of his immunity in June, allowing him to be arrested, after the NSS raided his home and interrogated him. Three criminal cases have been launched against him and companies owned and run by him over illegal business activity, electoral bribery and land alienation. Tsarukyan's arrest was ordered by the Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction over allegations of misconduct surrounding the 2017 elections, which preceded the peaceful revolution of spring 2018.   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 Protesters rally as Georgia debates 'foreign agent' bill  Georgian critics label the bill "the Russian law", comparing it to legislation used by the Kremlin to crack down on dissent.Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.Armenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since January Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance.Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan won gold at the ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rio de Janiero. |
