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Monthly Archives: July 2014
July, 2014
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9 July
Prosecution Confirms Police Officers were in Plainclothes: Trial of Opposition Activist Continues
Shant Harutyunyan's attorney, Inessa Petrosyan, remarked that the video footage shows that some of the police officers were in plainclothes... -
9 July
Voting Most in Favor of Legislative Proposals are Republican Party of Armenia MPs
Voting in favor the most for various legislative packages at the National Assembly's fifth convocation (operating since May 31, 2012) were ruling Republican Party of... -
9 July
Bribery Case Victim Changed Testimony Several Times Under Police Pressure: Lawyer
Armenian Ministry of Justice employees Sahak Harutyunyan and Aleksander Khachatryan are accused of extorting a bribe of 400,000 AMD ($1,000 USD) from the victim. -
8 July
Education Minister’s Advisor Introduced me to National Security Service Employee: Journalist
"As a response to my refusal, he threatened me, as well as negative consequences connected to my and the Heritage Party's political and business activity... -
8 July
After Torturing Detainee, Police Offered Him Vodka Then Reported He was Drunk
After extorting a testimony through use of torture, police officers at the Erebuni division in Yerevan invited Alexander Tsverianov to eat barbecue and drink vodka... -
8 July
VTB-Bank (Armenia) Responds to Query on Withdrawals from Activist’s Account
"Under the law, without the customer's consent the bank has no right to take any action with his account, including extracting funds. At the same time... -
7 July
Family Forcibly Removed from Outside Presidential Palace Appeals Case in Court
The Khudoyans were removed from their place of protest across the street from the presidential residence at around 6:15 am on December 2, 2013, the... -
7 July
Verdict in Karabakh War Veteran Case Not Read Because of Judge’s No-Show
Karabakh War veteran Gagik Sarukhanyan said the court sessions in Avetisyan's case are always artificially prolonged. "They don't know what else to... -
7 July
Ombudsman Condemns Justice Ministry on Slow Action on Removing Ban on Attorneys Visiting Prisoners
Due to the fault of the Ministry of Justice, prisoners in Armenia cannot meet with attorneys on non-working days and outside of work hours, which is a gross violation of... -
7 July
Journalist Explains Why Published Recording of Conversation with National Security Service Employee
Heritage Party board member, Araratnews.am journalist Hrayr Manukkyan explained on his personal Facebook page why he published the audio recording of...