NATIONAL SECURITY PERSONNEL PREVENTED ATTEMPT AT ARMENIAN DEFENSE MINISTER'S LIFESeptember 17, 2003 - 21:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian National Security personnel prevented a murder with using a blasting assembly that was being arranged by Levon Abrahamian, earlier convicted. According to the Armenian NS press service, a criminal case due to the 35-305 article of the Armenian Criminal Code was instituted by the Investigation Administration of the Office of the Public Prosecutor September 15. Levon Abrahamian has been arrested. It should be noted that the article mentioned above provides for punishment for attempt at state official, political or public figure's life. As Hayots Ashkharh Armenian newspaper today's number reported, the criminal was planning to attempt Armenian defense minister Serge Sargsian's life. According to the newspaper, National Security System ex-member senior lieutenant Levon Abrahamian was convicted for kidnapping of an Iranian businessman and exacting a ransom for him amounting in $100 000 in 1998. Serge Sargsyan occupied the post of the defense and national security minister at that time and insisted on thorough investigation of the cases of system former employees and initiating criminal proceedings against them. The newspaper supposes the attempt at Serge Sargsian's life to be Abrahamian's personal revenge. 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 | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |