  Armenia opens criminal case over ex military official's statements November 21, 2020 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Special Investigation Service has launched a criminal case based on materials gathered after a press conference by Movses Hakobyan, the former head of the Military Control Service of Armenia's Defense Ministry, SIS spokesperson Marina Ohanjanyan tld PanARMENIAN.Net on Saturday, November 21. The case was opened on the grounds of abuse of power, which has inadvertently caused severe consequences. Under the country's Criminal Code, the crime, if approved, is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 2 to 6 years, depriving them of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activity for a maximum of 3 years. Hakobyan, who earlier served as the Army Chief of Staff, threw accusations at Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other top officials, after the Armenian side lost significant territories in a war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev have signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Karabakh (Artsakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan has said he has agreed to the deal signed by Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan. Read also: Armenia: Ex military official levels accusations at Pashinyan   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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
