February, 2012

• 7 February

  

  Last Witness Examined in Traffic Police Embezzlement Trial

  The last witness was examined in court today in the high-profile trial of former RA Traffic Police Chief Margar Ohanyan, who is accused of embezzling...
• 7 February

  

  ‘What Does It Mean, Don’t Bother to Vote?’ Asks Opposition Party Leader

  "What does it mean, don't bother or there's no point in voting, it's the same, they'll be rigged anyway?" asked People's Party of Armenia leader Stepan Demirchyan.
• 7 February

  

  ‘If Need Be, I’ll Go Back to Davos and Say It Again: Bağış on Denying Armenian Genocide

  "I hear they're trying to confirm whether or not I said those words," Bağış said. "Let them waste no time. I said it, and I repeat it today. I will repeat it again when...
• 7 February

  

  Arrested Journalist Prepared to Take Case to European Court

  Journalist, veteran Haykakan Jamanak ("Armenian Times") correspondent Hayk Gevorgyan, speaking about the hit-and-run charges against him...
• 7 February

  

  Prosperous Armenia Boycotts Parliamentary Session

  Prosperous Armenia MP Naira Zohrabyan criticized the ruling Republican Party of Armenia's (HHK) reaction to her party's position on the Law on...
• 7 February

  

  Parents of Soldier Killed in Karabakh Waiting for Officers to Explain Circumstances Surrounding his Death

  The face of military serviceman Karlen Baghdasryan, who was killed at a defense post in a Nagorno-Karabakh military base on Feb. 2, was ...
• 7 February

  

  Former Political Prisoner Disappointed with HAK Retracts European Court Appeal

  Suren Sirunyan, who was arrested in connection with the events of Mar. 1, 2008, and subsequently released in June 2009, informed the press that...
• 7 February

  

  Iranian Blogger Mehdi Khazali Sentenced to 14 Years In Prison and 10 Years in Exile

  Iranian blogger Mehdi Khazali has been sentenced to 13 years and 10 months in prison and 10 years in exile for criticizing Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.
• 7 February

  

  Armenian-American Businessman Convicted of Pedophilia Surgery Postponed

  Serop Der-Boghossian last week requested not to undergo surgery so that he could be present at his appeals court hearing on Friday. Doctors agreed...
• 7 February

  

  Swiss Probe into Turkey Minister Denying Genocide Because of Armenian Diaspora Complaint

  The Zurich Chief Prosecutor's Office launched the investigation into Bağış's remarks based on a complaint filed by members of Switzerland's Armenian community.