  Court starts Armenian road police ex-chief case hearings January 9, 2012 - 10:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The court hearing on the case of Armenia’s former chief of traffic police Margar Ohanyan and a number of traffic police employees will be launched today, January 9. The hearings will be held at Court of General Jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash Administrative Districts by Judge Mkhitar Papoyan, Armenian Legal Information System reported. Margar Ohanyan was detained on August 30 for alleged appropriation of petrol prescribed to the police. He is accused under article 308.2 and article 179.2.1 of Armenian Criminal Code (power abuse and embezzlement of large scale public property). According to Haykakan Zhamanak (Armenian Time) newspaper, former employees of traffic police Stepan Kharakhanyan, Ara Levonyan and Samvel Makhmuryan are accused similar crimes. Ohanyan’s lawyer said his client transferred AMD 57 million to the state budget, which, however, "does not mean he admitted his guilt." “This is a matter of honor, the incident occurred in an agency he once headed,” the lawyer said.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty  Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty.Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents.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. |
