  Armenian ex-President's nephew sentenced to 5.5 years in prison June 16, 2021 - 15:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Yerevan court of general jurisdiction on Wednesday, June 16 sentenced Narek Sargsyan, the nephew of third Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, to 5 years and 6 months in prison, Sputnik Armenia reports. After spending several months searching for him following the 2018 velvet revolution in Armenia, law enforcement authorities discovered Sargsyan in the Czech Republic, with a fake passport identifying him as a Guatemalan citizen named Franklin Gonzalez. Sargsyan is charged with illegal acquisition and possession of weapons or ammunition and illicit drug trafficking. He is under arrest. Narek Sargsyan had earlier pleaded guilty and asked to speed up the trial without questioning witnesses and examining evidence.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
