RA NA commission can't name those guilty in March 1 deathsSeptember 17, 2009 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Hearing on the report of the commission on March 1, 2008 events was held in the Armenian parliament on Thursday.Presenting the report, commission head Samvel Mikoyan dwelled on misuse of Cheremukha-7 teargas against the demonstrators. "Use of Cheremukha-7 in open space is not banned. However, it can't be used as sighting measure," he said. Mikoyan also said that the commission can't name those guilty in March 1 deaths. He added that "commission is not an investigative authority." "We managed to clarify the circumstances of the deaths and tried to find out who was personally responsible for them," Mikoyan said, emphasizing that the commission did not get any backing or information from public and opposition. He said additional investigation is needed to find the one guilty of the deaths. 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 | U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. Narek 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. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |