  Nikol Pashinyan sentenced to 7 years in prisonJanuary 19, 2010 - 13:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The first instance court of Kentron and Nork Marash community of Yerevan has found Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper editor-in-chief Nikol Pashinyan guilty of organization of disorders under article 225.1 of the RA Criminal Code and sentenced him to 7 years in prison.At that, judge Mnatsakan Martirosyan acquitted Pashinyan on charges on violence against a public agent (article 316.1) Nikol Pashinyan has been he editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak newspaper since 1999. After March 1-2, 2008 disorders he was wanted by the police. On July 1, 2009 he yielded himself to authorities and was detained. On January 10, he ran for parliament from the 10th constituency but did not succeed.   Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Protest leader vows to achieve departure of Armenian authorities  According to Archbishop Bagrat, there is only one solution to the situation in Armenia.Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia.Armenia-Qatar ties discussed in Doha The Secretary of Armenia’s Security Council met with the Deputy Secretary General of the National Security Council of Qatar.ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. |
