9 years have passed since terrorist act in Armenian parliamentOctober 27, 2008 - 12:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 1999 Armenian parliament shooting was an attack on the Armenian parliament on October 27, 1999 at 5:15 p.m, by a group of armed men that killed Prime Minister of Armenia Vazgen Sargsyan and 7 other high ranking officials, namely Speaker Karen Demirchyan, Minister for Operative Affairs Leonard Petrosyan and deputies Armenak Armenakyan, Mikael Kotanyan and Henrik Abrahamyan.The terrorist group included journalist Nairi Hunanyan, his brother Karen Hunanyan, their uncle Vram Galstyan, Derenik Bejanyan and Ashot Knyazyan. The trial started February 15, 2001. On December 2, 2003 the First Instance Court of Kentron-Nork Marash sentenced Nairi and Karen Hunanyans, Edik Grigoryan, Vram Galstyan, Derenik Bejanyan and Ashot Knyazyan to life imprisonment. Hamlet Stepanyan was handed a 14-year sentence. All seven were found guilty of treason. The court of review upheld the sentence. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | EU encourages Armenia to prioritize strategic projects The EU has encouraged Armenia to prioritize strategic projects, according to a statement from the country’s Foreign Ministry. Some 100 detained as protesters, police clash in Yerevan Riot police fired stun grenades outside the Armenian parliament as they clashed with protesters. Exclusive access to all EURO 2024 games for Ucom subscribers This year once again Ucom stands as the primary partner of UEFA EURO 2024 in Armenia. Pashinyan congratulates Putin on Russia Day Nikol Pashinyan sent congratulatory messages to Vladimir Putin and Mikhail Mishustin on the occasion of Russia Day. |