Charges against Strauss-Kahn to be dismissed - top investigatorJuly 5, 2011 - 15:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prosecutors will agree to drop the charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn - either on his next court date in two weeks or even sooner, according to a top investigator in the case who called the eventual dismissal "a certainty." "We all know this case is not sustainable," The New York Post exclusively quoted a source, who is at the center of the investigation and would speak only on the condition of anonymity. "Her credibility is so bad now, we know we cannot sustain a case with her," the source said, referring to the Guinean hotel maid who accused Strauss-Kahn of trying to rape her in his plush Midtown hotel suite - shocking charges that got the international banker bounced as head of the IMF and also derailed, at least for now, his bid to become president of France. "She is not to be believed in anything that comes out of her mouth - which is a shame, because now we may never know what happened in that hotel room," the source said. "Did [Strauss-Kahn] use force? Was there actually a crime? I don't think we'll ever know." Meanwhile, French lawyers for Strauss-Kahn promised to fight back with criminal charges of their own against a French writer who claims he tried to rape her nearly a decade ago. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |