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Ombudsman Is Concerned Over Hakobian's Arrest
The arrest of Gagik Hakobian, the owner of the Royal Armenia Company, caught RA Ombudsman Armen Harutiunian unawares. Reminder: on October 3 Gagik Hakobian was detained at Zvartnots airport on returning from Spain....
Acquitted Businessman Poised For Fresh Arrest
An Armenian businessman acquitted in a landmark court ruling is expected to return to Yerevan Wednesday to face fresh arrest and prosecution on fraud charges which he says were trumped up in retaliation for his...
Freedom Of Information Center Named The Bearers Of Gold Keys And A Rusty Lock
On September 28 at “Regine” hotel in Yerevan the Freedom of Information Center announced the results of its annual competition. The event was dedicated to the International Right to Know Day (established in 2002) and...
Where Was Disciplinary Commission When Destinies Of 20 Cases Were Being Decided?
“If the verdict of “Royal Armenia” was absent among the examined cases regarding Pargev Ohanyan’s activities, then it is absolutely legal”, said Armen Ashotyan, lawyer who represented the case of “Royal Armenia”. “...
Judicial Body Ends Hearings On Defiant Judge
The presidentially appointed Council of Justice overseeing Armenia’s courts wrapped up Thursday two-day hearings on punitive action sought by another judicial body against a judge who was responsible for one of the most...
High Court Upholds Jail Terms For ‘Coup Plotters’
Armenia’s Court of Appeals upheld on Tuesday prison sentences handed to two prominent veterans of the Nagorno-Karabakh war who were arrested late last year for allegedly plotting to overthrow the government. Zhirayr...
Armenian Judge Facing Sanction After Key Acquittal
The judge who sensationally acquitted two businessmen controversially imprisoned by the Armenian authorities is facing disciplinary action and may even be fired by a body overseeing Armenia’s courts. The presidentially...
Opposition Editor Again Beaten Up
By Astghik Bedevian The editor of an Armenian pro-opposition newspaper was hospitalized with serious injuries after being assaulted by unknown men outside its Yerevan offices at the weekend. It was the second attack...
“We Will Reestablish Our Rights”
The residents of the North Avenue, Buzand, Koghabtsi, Firdus, Aghbyur Serob streets and the residents of Dalma and Nork gardens organized a protest action with “Mr Sargsyan, you deceived us”, “The President does not...
Arzumanian Defiant After Release
By Karine Kalantarian Aleksandr Arzumanian, a prominent opposition figure controversially kept in jail for four months, on Monday downplayed his surprise release last week and demanded that the “ludicrous” money...