In Last 8 Years Armenian Government Received $450 Million from EU and USA
Overall, most of the grants received during the last 8 years, equal to about 51% of the total amount, came from the European Union, EU countries or European banks and organizations. More than 32% were provided by...
Where Did $19 Million Go? Water Supply Problem in Armenian Vanadzor Still Unsolved
The Council of Elders decided to address a letter to the government: the draft, in particular, said: “The number of accidents in the new network was not reduced, the quality of the water has not improved, the residents...
Law On Missing Persons Not Urgent, Armenian Justice Ministry Says
Recall, in March, 2010 the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs initiated works on a draft law “On Missing People” which were completed in April, 2011. The bill should have then been considered by an interdepartmental...
Armenian Judge Hands Down Harsher Punishment Than Proposed by Prosecution
The case is currently at the Court of Appeal. At the previous hearing the judge granted Alvard Mnatsakanyan's motion for the questioning of the sole witness, Karen Yengibaryan, which will take place at the next hearing in September...
Attorney of Armenian Man Convicted of Battery to Appeal to ECtHR
Nevertheless, the courts did not take these violations into account and charged the defendants under RA Criminal Code Article 112 Section 2 Point 6 (Infliction of willful heavy damage to health by a group of persons...
Prosecution Drops Charges of Attempted Sexual Assault Against Armenian Convict
During the hearing on Wednesday the prosecutor also motioned for a new pre-trial investigation, since a key piece of evidence – a video footage - has not been examined. The footage, as stated by the state official...
In 10 Years the RA Ministry of Defense Received More Than $40 Million From the USA
“Hence, the RA Ministry of Defense has mainly received grants from the USA during the last ten years. According to the information provided to us, the ministry has not received any grants from the EU and from the Russian...
Armenian Headmaster Convicted of Defalcation Reappointed School Head
Note, in 2013 Sargsyan was convicted of defalcation and causing major damage of more than AMD 2 million to the state. According to the indictment, in the period between 2009 and 2012, the then headmaster made false...
Armenian Man Fatally Stabs Sleeping Wife
Resident of the village of Geghadir in the Armenian Aragatsotn province, Gevorg Galoyan, 55, fatally stabbed his wife, Gayane Grigoryan, 52, on Tuesday evening while she was asleep, the press service of the RA Police...
Yerevan Court Dismisses Administrative Suit Against Ministry of Nature Protection
“[Our suit] did not simply ask that the mine be audited; we demanded that the results of these inspections be published which has not been done. Even if inspections were launched, they were later terminated...
Defendants Do Not Show Up For Trial in Karabakh War Veteran’s Murder Case
At the next hearing the court will also consider the motion by the representative of the victim's legal successor, Tanya Melkumyan, to conduct a third forensic medical examination with the participation of an independent foreign expert...
Prosecution Demands 14 Years for Supporter of Armenian Political Prisoners
At the same time, Armenak Kyureghyan said the petition to sentence his son to 14 years of imprisonment was a politically motivated decision, which for him was not a surprise at all. The defendant's father expressed the hope that...