March, 2016

• 18 March

  

  Armenian Cadet Did Not Write Suicide Note Found at Death Scene, Experts Claim

  Despite Mehrabyan insisting that the assessment had a reliability of 99% , the defense motioned for a follow-up examination on the basis that “experts have exceeded their powers...
• 17 March

  

  Armenian Villager Protests Against ‘Corrupt’ Former Governor and Village Head

  Government Appeal-Complaints Department Head Alexander Ghazaryan came out today to speak with Sardaryan and assured that he would notify Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan about the issue...
• 17 March

  

  Hearing in Gaspari Case Continues Amid Heated Arguments

  The court again went to the deliberation room to find out whether Gaspari wished to speak the last words. The defendant replied on the phone that he would return to the courtroom only with his lawyers...
• 15 March

  

  Charges Against Jailed Oppositionist Not Confirmed by Prosecutor General

  Sooner or later, Hayrapetyan added, they were going to appeal against Safaryan’s arrest to the European Court of Human Rights, and so “law enforcement authorities are trying to mask their flaws....
• 15 March

  

  Armenian Soldier Dead of Apparent Suicide, Officials Say

  Conscript Kamo V Martirosyan’s body was discovered at around 4pm Monday, with a fatal gunshot wound to the chin, officials said. The country’s Special Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case under...
• 15 March

  

  Customs Reforms in Armenia Harm Small and Medium-Sized Businesses: Press

  “So far it has only touched the wholesale market, but if this situation persists for another 20-30 days, [the issue] might move to retail. We’re talking about household equipment, gadgets, and clothing...
• 14 March

  

  Military Service in Armenia Should Be Optional, Sakunts Says

  The human rights activist pointed out that members of the clergy of the Armenian Apostolic Church have inexplicable advantages over other soldiers; the army even pays clergymen salary based on the fact that they are...
• 14 March

  

  Hrazdan Inmate Alleges Prison Ill-Treatment Based on His Sexual Orientation

  Prison officials, as stated in A. M.'s complaint, insulted and kept him in a quarantine cell, refusing to transfer the inmate to a regular one. Officials also allegedly restricted the duration of the inmate's phone calls, and took...
• 14 March

  

  Judge’s Decision to Replace Gaspari’s Lawyers ‘Legally Unjustified’

  The Shengavit district court judge issued the decision to remove the lawyers Saturday on the basis that they either failed, on multiple occasions, to appear in court, or left the courtroom without the judge's permission...
• 14 March

  

  Defendant Killed Ex-Wife in ‘Pre-Planned’ Murder, Victim’s Sister Claims

  “He had written that he knew at the scene who killed whom and for what, and now he says nothing. In the police car, he had said, Artak did not even try to hide what he had done and showed no remorse for his...