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Artsakh prosecutors open criminal case in brutal murder of two residents of Hadrut by Azerbaijani soldiers
Prosecutors in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have launched a criminal case in the brutal murder of two local residents during the aggressive war unleashed by Azerbaijan, Gor Abrahamyan, adviser to the Office of Prosecutor General of Armenia, wrote in a Facebook post. YEREVAN, October 16. /ARKA/. Prosecutors in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have launched a criminal case in the brutal murder of two local residents during the aggressive war unleashed by Azerbaijan, Gor Abrahamyan, adviser ...
10/16/2020Family murder trial begins in Armenia’s Gyumri
... to cross Armenia-Turkey border. He confessed his guilt. On August 12, Russian military court sentenced Permyakov to 10 years in prison for desertion with a gun, and his homicide charges are separated into an isolated case and now he will be tried by Armenian court for murders. The judicial department said earlier that the trial is open and admission is free. As Novosti-Armenia correspondent reports, the courtroom is full. The trial is being broadcast live. --0---
12/18/2015Permyakov’s handover not discussed, suspect already in Armenia – prosecutor general
... “He is in Armenia, under the jurisdiction of the Russian law-enforcement bodies though”, Kostanyan said. The Armenian law-enforcement agencies will be carrying out all the investigative and procedural operations themselves, as required by the Armenian laws. Murder charges will be brought against Permyakov today, and only Armenian investigators and an advocate will be present during examinations, Kostanyan said. In responding the question whether the matter will be considered in an Armenian or a Russian ...
01/15/2015ALC releases brief information on 19 Armenian captives, both military and civilian, who were tortured to death by Azerbaijanis
... beheaded him. Hours later, a photo of Narek with his throat cut was posted on his personal Instagram account. Yuri Adamyan (25), volunteer from Hadrut, Artsakh Yuri was captured by Azerbaijani soldiers in Hadrut. He and Benik Hakobyan were covered with an Armenian flag and shot dead in the center of Hadrut. The murder was recorded and posted on the internet. Artur Manvelyan (41), volunteer Artur was wounded in Mekhkavan, Artsakh. He was shot at close range and his murder was recorded and posted on the Internet by an Azerbaijani soldier. Eduard Shahgeldyan ...
05/12/2021Evidence shows murder and torture of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians by Azerbaijani armed forces
Armenian prosecutors have obtained objective evidence of the murder and torture of Armenian prisoners of war and civilians captured by the Azerbaijani armed forces, as well as cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of them, the press service of the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office said. YEREVAN, November 25. /ARKA/. Armenian ...
11/25/2020Double murder occurred in Armenian Berd
... the double murder occurred on December 24 overnight in the house on Utik Street. The murderer stabbed the mother and her son with a knife, who died of injuries. A criminal case has been initiated on the grounds of clause 1 of Part 2 of Article 104 (murder of two or more persons) of the Armenian Criminal Code. The Investigative Committee said it is working to identify all the circumstances of the crime and the motives of the murderer. -0-
12/24/2018Armenian prosecutors deny reports that lawyer’s murder was related to his professional activity
Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office denied media reports claiming that the murder of a lawyer, Samvel Sharbatyan, last week was related to his professional activities. It said no evidence was found by the preliminary investigation to ground these allegations. YEREVAN, November 21. / ARKA /. Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s ...
11/21/2012Armenian police disclose downtown Yerevan murder
The Armenian Police announced the disclosure of a high-profile murder committed in the center of Yerevan on June 2. YEREVAN, June 4. /ARKA/. The Armenian Police announced the disclosure of a high-profile murder committed in the center of Yerevan on June 2. According to earlier reports, a man, identified as Hovhannes ...
06/04/2021Artsakh prosecutors open criminal investigation into attempted murder of civilian and servicemen by Azerbaijanis
Prosecutors in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have opened a criminal investigation into an attempted murder of a local ethnic Armenian civilian and servicemen by Azerbaijani soldiers, Gor Abrahamyan, an adviser to the Armenian Prosecutor General, said in a Facebook post today. YEREVAN, May 21. /ARKA/. Prosecutors in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) have opened a criminal investigation ...
05/21/2021Armenian political analyst detained on suspicion of plotting murder
An Armenian political analyst, Arkady Vardanian, was detained Monday by Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) on suspicion of plotting a murder. YEREVAN, May 20. / ARKA /. An Armenian political analyst, Arkady Vardanian, was detained Monday by Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) on suspicion of plotting a murder. The NSS said in a statement today that on May 18 it detained Arsen Avetisyan and Arkady Vardanian, ...
05/20/2013Armenian police promise reward for information about brutal murder of mother and her two children
Armenian police have announced a cash reward for information that will help solve the brutal murder of 31-year-old Zarina Meliksetyan, her 12-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son. YEREVAN, November 11. /ARKA/. Armenian police have announced a cash reward for information that will help solve the brutal murder of 31-year-old Zarina Meliksetyan,...
11/11/2022Giumry family shooting should be investigated through Armenia-Russia joint efforts – foreign ministry
... families in the territory of the Republic of Armenia governed by the Armenian laws. The second article relates to crimes committed by the staff at the military base points. The deputy minister said two crimes are committed in this case – a murder in the Armenian territory and leaving the post in the military base territory. According to the deputy minister, this means judicial bodies of Armenia and Russia should cooperate in this case to ensure full trial. Anyway, the trial should take place in ...
01/15/2015Suspect of Russian serviceman murder in Armenia’s Gyumri to be in pretrial detention for two months
The suspect of the murder of a Russian serviceman in Gyumri, the second biggest city of Armenia, will be in detention for two months pending trial, the Investigation Committee of Armenia reported on Wednesday. YEREVAN, April 26. /ARKA/. The suspect of the murder of a Russian serviceman in Gyumri, the second biggest city of Armenia,...
04/26/2017Foreign minister says Yerevan will continue to develop allied relations with Russia
... emotion in Armenia. We have a very strong alliance and strategic relations with Russia, and we will continue to strengthen our friendly relations,” said Nalbandian at a press conference in Brussels. On January 12, a family of seven people was murdered in Armenia's second largest city of Gyumri. The main suspect in the case, soldier Valery Permyakov from the Russian 102nd Military Base located in Gyumri, was detained the next day when trying to cross into neighboring Turkey. He later admitted to committing ...
01/20/2015Former candidate for Armenian president charged with ordering murder of Hayrikyan :NSS
Vardan Sedrakyan, the former Armenian presidential candidate, is charged with ordering the murder of Paruyr Hayrikyan, the leader of “Union “National Self-Determination” party, the National Security Service of Armenia reported to Novosti-Armenia on Wednesday. YEREVAN, March 6. /ARKA/. Vardan Sedrakyan, the former Armenian presidential ...
03/06/2013Vice-speaker: Armenia’s authorities interested in detection of yesterday’s attempted murder of Paruyr Hayrikyan
... yesterday’s attempted murder of Paruyr Hayrikyan, one of eight candidates in the 18 February presidential poll. YEREVAN, February 1. /ARKA/. In the first place it is the country’s authorities who are interested in detection of yesterday’s attempted murder of Paruyr Hayrikyan, one of eight candidates in the 18 February presidential poll, Novosti – Armenia International News Agency quotes Eduard Sharmazanov, vice-speaker of Armenian National Assembly and deputy chairman of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia, as saying in an interview with ArmNews TV Company. “This was a shot against ...
02/01/2013Armenian serviceman arrested on charges of killing another serviceman
... said the investigation into the murder of the conscript, identified as Senik Arzumanyan and sustaining gunshot wounds to two other conscripts was still underway. The arrested serviceman (whose name is not disclosed) is charged under the article "murder" of the Criminal Code of Armenia. -0-
12/14/2021Artsakh Investigative Committee opens criminal case in connection with murder of civilians by Azerbaijani troops
... Thursday. YEREVAN, October 15. /ARKA/. The Artsakh Investigative Committee opened a criminal case in connection with the murder of civilians by Azerbaijani military personnel in Hadrut, the Artsakh Information Center reported on Thursday. It is noted ... ... than 521 tanks and other armored vehicles, 16 helicopters and 19 aircraft. According to the data of the defense ministry of Armenia and Artsakh, more than 550 Armenian servicemen were killed and hundreds wounded on the Armenian side. Also 32 civilians ...
10/15/2020Manhunt launched by Armenian police for wanted suspect in psychologist murder
Armenian police are searching for the suspect in murder of Ruben Poghosyan, head of the AYG Psychology Center, announced wanted, the press office of the Investigation Committee of Armenia reported on Friday. YEREVAN, July 21. /ARKA/. Armenian police are searching for the suspect in murder of Ruben ...
07/21/2017The guilty of Giumry murder will not escape liability - Ohanyan
Those guilty of Giumry murder of a family of six will not succeed in avoiding the liability, Armenian minister of defense Seyran Ohanyan told reporters on Saturday. YEREVAN, January 19. /ARKA/. Those guilty of Giumry murder of a family of six will not succeed in avoiding the liability, Armenian minister of defense Seyran Ohanyan told reporters ...
01/19/2015Armenia’s Police detains the man charged with murder and body dismembering
... detained previously convicted Sergo Yeremyan, born in 1960, charged with dismembering a man’s body. YEREVAN, January 11. /ARKA/.Armenia’s Police said Friday it had detained previously convicted Sergo Yeremyan, born in 1960, charged with dismembering ... ... found on the territory of “Dalma Gardens” horticultural farm on January 8. “Sergo Yeremyan, charged with the murder, was detained on January 10 at 12:45 on Kurginyan street of Malatia-Sebastia community. Earlier Yeremyan was convicted ...
01/11/2013Armenian Armed Forces conscript detained on suspicion of murder
... 9. /ARKA/. A conscript of the Armenian Armed Forces suspected of killing an officer at a combat post has been detained, the Armenian Investigative Committee said today. Earlier today, the Defense Ministry said that the body of contract officer Karen ... ... serviceman on combat duty. According to the investigation, the conscript was detained on reasonable suspicion of committing murder. The Investigative Committee reported that the investigation is continuing. All necessary urgent investigative and other ...
01/09/2024Gunmachine from the Giumry family murder scene had no suppressor – ballistic evidence
Armenia’s Investigative Committee has released the results of ballistic, forensic, chemical and trace tests in the Giumry family murder case. YEREVAN, April 17. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Investigative Committee has released the results of ballistic, forensic, chemical and trace tests in the Giumry family murder case. The tests found that no suppressor was used on the machine gun found at the crime scene, the website ...
04/17/2015Armenia authorities clear Governor’s son of murder charges
Armenian prosecutors have dropped charges against ex-governor of Syunik, Surik Khachatryan’s son Tigran, and his bodyguard Zarzand Nikoghosyan, accused of murder and causing life-threatening injuries. Both have been cleared of all charges, after the authorities defined their actions as self-defense. YEREVAN, September 9. / ARKA /. Armenian prosecutors have dropped charges against ex-governor of Syunik,...
09/09/2013Investigation launched into murder of Armenia’s deputy police chief
A probe has been launched into the murder of Deputy Chief of the RA Police Gevorg Mheryan. YEREVAN, February 4. /ARKA/. A probe has been launched into the murder of Deputy Chief of the RA Police Gevorg Mheryan. On February 3, 20:30pm, Arabkir Department of the RA Police received a call,...
02/04/2009Lemkin Institute issues Red Flag Alert due to alarming potential for invasion of Armenia by Azerbaijan
... officials have recently distanced themselves from the plan for a “Zangezur Corridor” through Syunik, there are several reasons to remain concerned. After Azerbaijan’s aggressive war against the Armenian territory of Artsakh—which led to the brutal murder of Armenian civilians and the forced displacement of almost its entire Armenian population—Azerbaijan has publicly set its sights on Armenia’s southernmost Syunik Province, which it claims as its own territory, calling it “Western Azerbaijan.” The ...
11/01/2023Armenia under no legal obligations to hand Permyakov over to Russia
... dead in their Gyumri home in 2015 January morning. The Avetisyan family’s seventh member, a 6-month-old baby boy, died of his stab wounds a week later. Valery Permyakov was arrested when trying to cross the Armenian border and later charged with the murder of two or more persons under the Armenian Criminal Code. On August 12, 2015 Permyakov was found guilty of desertion, theft of weapons and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The murder case was singled out for considering it in a separate procedure and passed to the Armenian authorities....
08/24/2016Prosecutor general says the killer of six people will be prosecuted in Armenia
Armenia’s prosecutor general Gevorg Kostanyan said today he will travel tomorrow to Gyumri to tell its residents about the pace of investigation into the murder of a six-member family, adding that the guilty will be brought to justice in Armenia. YEREVAN, January 14, /ARKA/ Armenia’s prosecutor general Gevorg Kostanyan said today he will travel tomorrow to Gyumri to tell its residents about the pace of investigation into the murder of a six-member family, adding that the ...
01/14/2015Armenian law-enforcers launch criminal case against environmentalists for threats to kill Lydian Armenian employees
... company, developing the Amulsar gold mine in the southern province of Vayots Dzor and members of their families in an interview with 1in.am news agency. NSS said today in a statement that it launched a criminal case under part 1 of Article 137 (threat of murder, causing serious damage to health or destruction of property) of the Criminal Code of Armenia . When interrogated by NSS officers, the detained citizens who appeared to be environmentalists opposing the development of the gold mine, said their murder threats were not serious, that they had no arms and that they had no knowledge whatsoever ...
07/11/2018Prosecutor general confirms again Giumry murder suspect to be prosecuted in Armenia
... shells, the clothes and the rucksack are with the Armenian side, and the evidentiary analysis is carried out in Armenia’s centers and according to the Armenian laws. Walkout charges will be brought against Permyakov by the Russian side and the murder charges by the Armenian side. Kostanyan also said Armenia will be carrying out the required law-enforcement procedures independently. The combining of the two cases may be discussed later, he said. Today Armenian investigators are carrying out investigatory operations ...
01/15/2015Giumry violent crime as painful for Russians as for Armenians – expert
... six-month Serezha Avetisyan died in hospital on Monday. Russian conscript Valery Permyakov suspected of the killings was detained last Tuesday and admitted to the killings. Criminal charges were brought against Permyakov according to Article 104 of the Armenian criminal code (murdering two or more people). The day after the killings people were going to the Armenian embassy in Moscow, taking flowers, feeling shock and pain, Gasparyan said. The condolences from Russian officials and public figures were sincere and not ...
01/23/2015US president commemorates Meds Yeghern, but fails again to call the tragedy ‘genocide’
US President Donald Trump made a statement in connection with the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in Ottoman Empire, but failed again to call the murder of 1.5 million Armenians ‘a genocide’. YEREVAN, April 25. /ARKA/. US President Donald Trump made a statement in connection with the 104th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of 1915 in Ottoman Empire, but failed again to call the murder of 1.5 million Armenians ...
04/25/2019Russian serviceman Valery Permyakov sentenced to life imprisonment for multiple murders
... dead in their Gyumri home in 2015 January morning. The Avetisyan family’s seventh member, a 6-month-old baby boy, died of his stab wounds a week later. Valery Permyakov was arrested when trying to cross the Armenian border and later charged with the murder of two or more persons under the Armenian Criminal Code. On August 12, 2015 Permyakov was found guilty of desertion, theft of weapons and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The murder case was singled out for considering it in a separate procedure and passed to the Armenian authorities....
08/23/2016Armenia’s president accused Hungary of treachery
... actions the authorities of Hungary and Azerbaijan have opened the door for the recurrence of such crimes “With this decision they convey a clear message to the butchers. The slaughterers hereafter are well aware of impunity they can enjoy for the murder driven by ethnic or religious hatred. I can not tolerate that. The Republic of Armenia can not tolerate that. The Armenian nation will never forgive that,” Mr. President added. -0-
09/03/2012Mirzoyan: Armenia's ambassador to Hungary to be appointed soon
... weighed up, it seems to me that the choice must be made in the direction of positivity and the future, which has been done. You will soon hear about the appointment of ambassadors in both countries," Mirzoyan said.. Safarov was convicted of the 2004 murder of Armenian army officer Gurgen Margarayan During a NATO-sponsored training seminar in Budapest, Safarov broke into Margaryan's dormitory room at night and axed Margaryan to death while he was asleep. In Azerbaijan, Safarov has become a highly celebrated ...
12/07/2022Armenian law-enforcers arrest first sergeant of military post where three conscripts were allegedly killed by their fellow serviceman
... the incident. It said the first sergeant was arrested on suspicion of deliberately instigating the death of a serviceman and committing violent acts of a sexual nature against a colleague. The first sergeant arrested on August 22 is charged with ‘murder of two or more persons." According to the official data, out of 44 army deaths reported in Armenia since the beginning of this year 35 were non-combat deaths. A suspect or accused of an alleged crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty according to a court ruling that enters into legal force, in accordance with the procedure established ...
08/23/2021Unprecedented shooting in Armenian village sends shock ways through the country
... Yezidi-populated village of Shamiram in Armenia’s Aragatsotn province today morning have sent shock ways through the country. According to police, an unknown person entered the funeral home opening fire on the crowd. Some reports indicated that the murder suspect is a middle-aged Yezidi man who had fired the shots after demanding money he had lent to his friends and relatives. The ministry of health said four of the wounded people were transported to Armenia and Astghik medical centers in the capital Yerevan. The other three are being treated at a hospital in the provincial capital Ashtarak. Physicians assess their condition as stable and of moderate severity. A resident of the village Nraz Naboyan,...
08/01/2017Gyumri family murderer Permyakov to serve his prison sentence in Russia
... 2-year-old granddaughter -was found shot dead in their Gyumri home in 2015 January morning. The Avetisyan family’s seventh member, a six-month-old baby boy, died of his stab wounds a week later. Valery Permyakov was arrested when trying to cross the Armenian border and later charged with the murder of two or more persons. On August 12, 2015 Permyakov was found guilty of desertion, theft of weapons and sentenced by the fifth garrison military court that is under the North Caucasus Military Court to ten years in high-security prison. The ...
05/05/2017Valery Permyakov’s attorney doesn’t know where his client will serve sentence
... in their Gyumri home in 2015 January morning. The Avetisyan family’s seventh member, a 6-month-old baby boy, died of his stab wounds a week later. Valery Permyakov was arrested when trying to cross the Armenian border and later charged with the murder of two or more persons under the Armenian Criminal Code. On August 12, 2015 Permyakov was found guilty of desertion, theft of weapons and sentenced to 10 years in prison. The murder case was singled out for considering it in a separate procedure and passed to the Armenian authorities....
08/23/2016Measures being taken to restore good relations between residents of Gyumri and Russian servicemen in Armenia - Ohanyan
... Armenia-Turkey border. He confessed his guilt. Preliminary investigation into the killings was completed on October 16. On August 12, Russian military court sentenced Permyakov to 10 years in prison for desertion with a gun, and now he is being tried by Armenian court for the murders. ---0---
01/27/2016Second session in Gyumri family murder trial begins
... Armenia-Turkey border. He confessed his guilt. Preliminary investigation into the killings was completed on October 16. On August 12, Russian military court sentenced Permyakov to 10 years in prison for desertion with a gun, and now he is being tried by Armenian court for murders. --0---
01/18/2016Permyakov admits guilt, but refuses to take the stand against the court
... to the Russian servicemen who is charged with killing a family in Gyumri. He is also charged with deserting with a gun and several other gun-related offenses. The murder charges will be brought up in the Armenian court. On July 18, the nine-volume murder case was transferred to Armenia’s Investigative Committee. –0--
08/12/2015Russia to continue cooperation with Armenia in Giumry murder investigation
... in the Austrian children’s hospital in Giumry. The press office of the Armenian ministry of defense reported Bakhin briefed the minister on the investigative measures taken by the special commission of the Russian ministry to detect the family murder. Ohanyan urged the deputy minister to continue joint efforts for a full detection. The Russian border guard department in Armenia reported Permyakov was detained on Tuesday January 13 at 00:15 while trying to cross the Turkish border. A criminal case is instituted and the major crimes department of Armenia’s investigative Committee is instructed to investigate the family ...
01/13/2015Armenian Investigative Committee arrests Azerbaijani serviceman for attempted sabotage and murder
... the early hours on Wednesday has been arrested. On Wednesday Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said the Azerbaijani soldier armed with an assault rifle was “neutralized” by Armenian troops. The Azerbaijani soldier reportedly crossed the Armenian-Azerbaijani line of contact on February 28, at around 05:15. The Azerbaijani soldier is accused of attempted sabotage, attempted murder motivated by national, religious hatred, intolerance and enmity. He is also accused of illegal carrying and transportation of firearms and ammunition as well as illegal crossing of the Armenian border. The circumstances of the case are being clarified....
02/29/2024Yerevan to make every effort to defend rights of Karen Ghazaryan convicted in Azerbaijan – Armenian foreign ministry
... after he confessed to killing Lt. Gurgen Margarian, an Armenian, while both were in Hungary for a 2004 NATO language course. In her statement, Naghdalyan said that the murder glorified by the Azerbaijani authorities 15 year ago and the impunity of the murderer remind us every day that neither our region nor the international community need such new heroes. “Armenia will make consistent efforts for defending its citizen and for having him released,” Naghdalyan said. -0----
03/01/2019OSCE Minks Group concerned over consequences of Ramil Safarov’s pardoning
... OSCE website said on Monday. The Co-Chairs discussed with the two Ministers the August 31 decision of the Government of Azerbaijan to pardon Ramil Safarov, an Azerbaijani army officer who had been serving a life sentence in Hungary for the brutal 2004 murder of an Armenian officer in Budapest. They expressed their deep concern and regret for the damage the pardon and any attempts to glorify the crime have done to the peace process and trust between the sides. The Co-Chairs reiterated to both Ministers that, as ...
09/03/2012Indian national arrested on suspicion of killing fellow citizen in Armenia
... law-enforcement authorities have arrested a 45-year-old national of India on charges of killing a 27 year-old fellow citizen in Yerevan. Armenia's Investigative Committee said the body of the dead Indian national was discovered August 28 on a sofa in a stone processing ... ... A blood-covered metal rod was found nearby. The Investigative Committee said it revealed the identity of the suspect and the murder motive. According to the Investigative Committee, the two had a quarrel during which the suspect hit the 27-year-old several ...
08/29/2022Former investigator detained on charges of bribery
... Security Service (NSS) has detained a former officer of the Investigative Committee, who worked in the town of Abovyan in Kotayk province, who is suspected of demanding and receiving $40,000 bribe from a defendant’s mother in return for replacing the murder charge with another, softer criminal code article. YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) has detained a former officer of the Investigative Committee, who worked in the town of Abovyan in Kotayk province, who is suspected of demanding and receiving $40,000 bribe from a defendant’s mother in return ...
05/20/2022Man shot dead in broad daylight in downtown Yerevan
... Abovyan Street in Yerevan in broad daylight near the Moskva Cinema, Novosti Armenia news agency reported. YEREVAN, June 2. /ARKA/. A man was shot dead today on the downtown Abovyan Street in Yerevan in broad daylight near the Moskva Cinema, Novosti Armenia news agency reported. It said the murder was confirmed by Edgar Banyan, a press officer for the Armenian Police. He said police investigators were working on the crime scene to find out the circumstances. MP Naira Zohrabyan said on her Facebook page that shots were heard on Abovyan Street....
06/02/2021More than 30 shells and bullets found in apartment, where Georgy Kutoyan was found shot to death
.... More than 30-40 shells and bullets were found in the walls of an apartment in Yerevan, in which Georgy Kutoyan, who headed Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) in the final years of former President Serzh Sargsyan, was found shot to death. Arthur ... ... was obtained legally. Melikyan said a criminal case was opened into the death of Kutoyan . "possibly, it’s either a murder or a murder, rigged up as suicide,' he said. He said there was a gunshot wound in the area of the temple of the man, and ...
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