RA public's prosecutor office received 17 complaints about election campaign violationsFebruary 1, 2008 - 18:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By January 30, the RA public's prosecutor office has received 17 complaints about violations of the election campaign. As result, 3 criminal cases were initiated; 5 complaints were rejected; 7 are being considered. Chairman of Parliamentary Club - Supreme Council NGO, Ruben Torosyan informed that he was rejected registration as an observer. He also said that some employees of the public prosecutor's office exceeded their commission. The public prosecutor's office also received alerts on assault of Artur Baghdassaryan's election headquarters and beating of a Levon Ter-Petrosyan's supporter in Talin. Criminal cases have been initiated. On January 29, an alert came from Dilijan, where unknown tore the posters and stole the state flag from the balcony of the election headquarters of ARF Dashnaktsutyun candidate Vahan Hovhannisian. On the same day Yerevan public prosecutor informed that drivers of some 150-200 vehicles accompanying the car of presidential hopeful Levon Ter-Petrosyan neglected the signal to stop and got into the oncoming traffic lane. A criminal case was initiated. Armenia's Ombudsman Armen Harutyunyan said he condemns all activities hampering the work of election headquarters of a presidential candidate. "We call to tolerance, since radiant future can be built in intolerance," he said. Mr Harutyunyan informed that his office received a number of complaints about violations. "We came across some difficulties caused by the legislation which sometimes supposes mutually exclusive approaches to the same phenomenon," he said. 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |