Police in Saratov accused of murdering Armenian citizenMay 8, 2009 - 21:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 7, Prosecutor of Saratov region confirmed the bill of particulars against 3 police officers from Saratov police department (Lenin region) accused of murdering RA citizen Armen Gasparyan.On October 28, 2008, the above-mentioned policemen (ranking from junior to senior lieutenant) arrested a man, and forced him to confess to having robbed golden items. As a matter of fact, the person arrested had not even witnessed the crime. Unable to extort confessions, they beat the him to death and then moved his body to a forest plantation to burn it with petrol. The police officers' deeds is punishable under Section 3, Article 286 (Abuse of Official Powers) and Section 2 Article 105 (premeditated murder) of RF Criminal Code. Law envisages maximum punishment for up to 25 years in prison or life sentence. The Prosecutor has sent the case to Saratov district court for further consideration, Gazeta.ru reports. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |