December, 2018

• 29 December

  

  We are Against the Flat Tax Regime

  Flattening the tax rates will widen income inequality and contribute to social injustice. While costs to meet basic needs make up the entire or at least significant part of the income of middle income earners, for high wage earners...
• 17 December

  The Russian Soldier is Detained in Military Base 102, According to his Attorney

  "I have no comments as I haven't discussed it with my client and am not authorized to speak to any media without his consent, including to disclose his name," said Rshtuni to Epress.am...
• 14 December

  

  The Russian Military Serviceman’s Case Should be Handled by Armenia’s Law Enforcement Bodies: Lawyer

  Baghdasaryan mentions that the Armenian law enforcement bodies need to handle the Russian serviceman’s case as the criminal offense took place in the territory of Armenia, outside the premises of the Russian Military Base...
• 13 December

  Russian Military Base Again Violates Armenia-Russia Bilateral Agreement

  Russian legislation is applicable on the premises of the Military Base N 102 inasmuch as is stipulated by bilateral agreements. As seen in the articles of the agreements, it is clearly stipulated that this case...
• 13 December

  

  Court of Appeals Lifts Arrest Warrant of the March 1 Investigator

  On November 2, Shengavit court of general jurisdiction issued a warrant to arrest Harutyunyan. According to the accusation, Harutyunyan instructed to replace the 1000 shells shot by the armed forces during the incidents...
• 12 December

  Vilifying LGBT Persons Does not Earn Votes

  Republican Eduard Sharmazanov, who had earlier justified the violence against LGBT persons in Shurnukh village, was personally engaged in spreading rumours about the working meeting between a trans person
• 12 December

  

  The School is Not the Principal: Pashinyan Called on the Students to Stop the Strike

  Lousineh Karapetyan had earlier appealed the results of the elections to the Ministry of Education and the Ministry set up a committee which concluded that no procedural violations had taken place. Lousineh will not follow Pashinyan’s advice...
• 11 December

  Russian Military Serviceman in Gyumri Arrested over Charges for the Death of a Woman

  The woman lived at Achemyan 26 in Gyumri, was a staff worker at the utility department of Gyumri’s municipalities and performed street cleaning. For the purposes of investigating the criminal case, the police has used footage...
• 10 December

  

  Quiet Elections

  There was quorum in 96% of the polling stations; the requirements for ballot boxes were met in 99% of them; in 96% of the stations the set-up ensured confidentiality of voting with the remaining 4% of stations...
• 10 December

  

  “My Step” Wins by a Landslide, Republican Party is Wiped Out

  After the ballot stations were closed, Nikol Pashinyan commented on the low voter turnout rate. He mentioned that the reason for the higher turnout rates recorded in previous times was due to  “turnout” of voters absent from the country, as well as deceased people...