  Office of RA Prosecutor General initiates criminal case on violence against Pashinyan in prison March 1, 2011 - 14:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Office of the RA Prosecutor General initiated a criminal case over violence in Kosh penitentiary on November 11, 2010, against opposition journalist Nikol Pashinyan, who has been imprisoned with respect to the March events in 2008. Armenia’s Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan made the relevant decision. He has annulled the December 30, 2010, decision of the head of Kosh penitentiary on non-initiation of a criminal case on assault, noting that the preliminary investigation over the case was conducted with omissions. Imprisoned editor of Haykakan Zhamanak paper Nikol Pashinyan informed of the assault on November 11, 2010. After investigation and questioning of other prisoners, the Armenian Ministry of Justice refuted the statement.   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 |  Latest news Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months  The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan.Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem."U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says.Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. |
