Nikol Pashinyan will stay under arrest till the end of summerJuly 3, 2009 - 20:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Editor-in-Chief of Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper, Nikol Pashinyan , who gave himself up to RA law enforcement authorities, will be kept under detention for another two months, RA Prosecutor's Office Press Secretary Sona Truzyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.On July 1, Editor-in-Chief of Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper Nikol Pashinyan, one of active participants of March 1 disorders, surrendered to law enforcement agencies. The activist was arrested and taken to "Yerevan-Kentron" penitentiary. Earlier, Pashinyan had expressed his intention to come out of hiding and continue his struggle in prison. Dissatisfied with the outcome of February 19, 2008 presidential elections, Armenian opposition started meetings in the centre of Yerevan, under the leadership of first President Levon Ter-Petrosyan. On March 1-2, protest actions grew into disorders, resulting in the death of 10 individuals. Nikol Pashinyan was being searched by law enforcers. 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 | 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. |