New lawyer likely to head Armenian driver defenders teamJuly 23, 2013 - 20:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan returned from Moscow where he met with Armenian driver Hrachya Harutyunyan accused of causing a deadly road accident in Russia. As the Ombudsman told a news conference in Yerevan, the head of the Union of Armenians of Russia Ara Abrahamyan vowed to extend financial support, with another lawyer to be hired to head the team of Harutyunyan’s defenders. An investigation will be conducted to clarify the reasons for Harutyunyan having been brought to the court in a woman’s robe and discover those responsible, the Ombudsman noted. In conclusion, the human rights defender stressed that though understandable, public outrage over violation of the countryman’s rights must not be turned into an international conflict. 18 people died after a truck carrying macadam ran into a passenger bus in an outlying area of Moscow. The accident occurred when the truck plowed into the side of the bus near Oznobishino, a settlement in the Moscow municipality about 40 kilometres south of the city center. The trick driver faces up to 7 year behind bars. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. 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. |