Yelk bloc petitions Prosecutor General to set Armenia opposition activist freeJune 20, 2017 - 18:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Yelk bloc has prepared a petition addressed to the Prosecutor General demanding the release of Andrias Ghukasyan. Ghukasyan is an activist and political analyst who was arrested in July 2016, in the aftermath of the Yerevan hostage crisis, during which a group of armed men known as Sasna Tsrer (Daredevils of Sassoun) stormed a police patrol department in mid-July and took everyone inside hostage. Throughout the following days, the group released the captives one by one. After negotiations that lasted for a little over two weeks, the gunmen agreed to surrender to law enforcement bodies. Three police officers were killed during this period. According to Yelk lawmaker Nikol Pashinyan, MPs from the bloc are ready to act as guarantors for Ghukasyan. “The petition will be sent to Prosecutor General Artur Davtyan in the morning,” Pashinyan said in a Facebook post on Tuesday, June 20. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |