  A one-moth leave of absence allowed to RA colony prisonerJuly 24, 2009 - 20:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Penal colony at RA Ministry of Justice allowed prisoner 1-month "leave of absence" to assist his family, currently in strained circumstances. In prisoner's ward are his disabled father, unemployed wife and two underage children, residing in the village of Noratus, Gegharkunik region. A short term "leave of absence" was allowed to the prisoner for crop harvesting.On October 26, 2006 Andranik Vardanyan was sentenced to 4,5 years of prison in accordance with art. 177, 3rd part of RA Criminal Code. Earlier several short term stays at home were allowed to Vardanyan for social rehabilitation purpose, RA Ministry of Justice reported.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
