Armenia opens criminal case over ex military official's statementsNovember 21, 2020 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Special Investigation Service has launched a criminal case based on materials gathered after a press conference by Movses Hakobyan, the former head of the Military Control Service of Armenia's Defense Ministry, SIS spokesperson Marina Ohanjanyan tld PanARMENIAN.Net on Saturday, November 21. The case was opened on the grounds of abuse of power, which has inadvertently caused severe consequences. Under the country's Criminal Code, the crime, if approved, is punishable by imprisonment for a term of 2 to 6 years, depriving them of the right to hold certain positions or engage in certain activity for a maximum of 3 years. Hakobyan, who earlier served as the Army Chief of Staff, threw accusations at Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other top officials, after the Armenian side lost significant territories in a war unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev have signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Karabakh (Artsakh) President Arayik Harutyunyan has said he has agreed to the deal signed by Armenia, Russia and Azerbaijan. Read also: Armenia: Ex military official levels accusations at Pashinyan 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. |