  Paper: Gyumri ex-Mayor to be sued on corruption charges? October 23, 2012 - 15:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Haykakan Zhamanak daily, National Security Service and Prosecutor General’s Office demanded to see Gyumri municipality’s archives from 2005 to 2011 to investigate how annual subsidies of AMD 1,5 billion were spent. “According to some sources, the funds were misused, a scandal waiting to break out soon. By some accounts, a criminal case will be instigated against Gyumri’s ex-Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan on charges of corruption, with unfavorable outcome predicted,” the paper said.   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 |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |
