Zaruhi Postanjyan again accuses the police of power abuseNovember 13, 2009 - 18:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - November 13 the MP from the Heritage parliamentary faction Zaruhi Postanjyan issued a statement addressed to the Chief of Police of Armenia Alik Sargsyan, Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan and Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan. The statement says that on November 12, during a protest action of youth representatives of Heritage Party against the Turkish-Armenian Protocols and Madrid principles held in front of the Constitutional Court of Armenia, law enforcement representatives applied force. Protesters were forced to move to the opposite sidewalk of the Bagramyan Avenue. The police prevented protesters from moving to the President's residence with their posters , press office of the Heritage Party reports. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |