RA Ministry of Justice not to comment on the escape of two life prisonersNovember 30, 2009 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following the numerous requests from various media about the escape from Nubarashen penal institution of two life prisoners, RA Ministry of Justice reiterates that it refrains from publishing any information on the matter. As the press service of RA justice ministry reports, the preliminary investigation is carried out by the Special Investigation Service. November 27 at 6:00 p.m. two life prisoners Soghomon Kocharyan and Mher Yenokyan escaped from the Yerevan-based Nubarashen penal institution, Arsen Babayan, spokesman of the criminal executive department of the RA justice ministry said. "All necessary steps to locate the place of escaped convicts are taken. At this moment nothing is known about the runaway," he said. 34-year-old Mher Yenokyan and 43-year-old Soghomon Kocharyan condemned to life imprisonment for murder, and they crash out of the prison for the second time. The first time they eloped in December 2004 from "Goris" penal institution, but a few weeks later had been detained and transferred to "Nubarashen". Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |