  Former deputy prosecutor general was against amnestyJuly 2, 2009 - 23:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The rally of the Armenian National Congress has just finished at Matenadaran where some 6000 opposition supporters gathered.Addressing the demonstrators, former deputy prosecutor general Gagik Jahangiryan, who was pardoned lately, said he was against the amnesty. "Amnesty applies to those who committed crimes. We were sentenced not for crimes but for our political views," he said, adding that the authorities hold people hostage and violate laws. "This amnesty is not the generosity of those ruling the country but the result of popular struggle. We will fight unless all political prisoners are released," Jahangiryan 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 |  Related sections Latest news 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.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin.U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |
