 Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative Committee April 17, 2024 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Activist Samvel Vardanyan, detained under the article “hooliganism” and accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party, has been taken to the Investigative Committee directly from the detention center. His lawyer Ruben Melikyan explained to journalists that in order to ensure the safety of his transportation, a group of opposition figures, including some deputies and members of the City Council, came to the pre-trial detention center in the morning. The decision to transfer Vardanyan to the Investigative Committee was made after he was beaten on April 15 on the way to the pre-trial detention center. According to Melikyan, the Investigative Committee should have initiated a criminal case based on media publications that Vardanyan has been “tortured”, but that did not happen. Melikyan noted that the case was fabricated.   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 Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |
