February, 2016

• 19 February

  

  Officials Confirm, Armenian Soldier Fatally Shot Fellow Serviceman, Killed Himself

  Artur Muradyan, head of the Proshyan community in Armenia's Kotayk province, told Epress.am he was not familiar with the details of the incident. “All I know is they phoned the mother early in the morning to inform ...
• 19 February

  

  Republican MP Allegedly Calls Reporters a ‘Herd,’ Will Only Speak to ‘Normal’ Journalists

  Fahradyan demanded that Sedrakyan not insult reporters as the lawmakers refused to answer their questions and tried to make his way to his office. In response, the MP accused the journalist of lying: “Clean your ears, will you...
• 19 February

  

  Armenian Soldier Died From Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound, Officials Say

  19-year-old Armenian soldier Davit V Terteryan was fatally wounded at around 1 pm on February 18 at a one of the northern military unit of the Nagorno Karabakh (NKR) Defense Army, the press service of the NKR defense...
• 19 February

  

  Yerevan Police Staffer’s Attorney Sees No Reason to Invite Witnesses to Court

  Nonetheless, judge Hovik Shahnazaryan granted Hakobyan's motion and decided that Hakob Karapetyan would testify at the next hearing on March 29...
• 19 February

  

  Armenian Defense Minister Could Be Sacked After Thorough Procurement Probe – Press

  Zhoghovurd daily newspaper writes that the Head of Armenia's presidential Oversight Service Hovhannes Hovsepyan has confirmed that the Service has been conducting inspections for nearly a week in the...