  Armenia ex-President Kocharyan files lawsuit against Pashinyan April 8, 2021 - 15:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has filed a lawsuit against Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, according to information posted on DataLex judicial information system. The lawsuit was submitted on April 7, and the case has been assigned to the judge of the Court of General Jurisdiction of Yerevan, Artur Mkrtchyan. The platform reveals that Kocharyan is demanding to oblige Pashinyan to publicly refute statements he made about him and pay compensation in the amount of AMD 4 million (approximately $7500). Kocharyan, who was charged under Article 300.1 for overthrowing the constitutional order some 13 years ago, was recently acquitted. The case was related to the crackdown on peaceful protesters marching against the results of the presidential election in March 2008. At the time, ten people were killed in clashes between protesters and the police, about 200 were injured.   Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
