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Police begin recruiting young men and women for Patrol Service in Shirak and Lori regions
Armenian police begin recruiting young men and women for the Patrol Service in Shirak and Lori regions, a senior police officer Mushegh Babayan said during a televised public discussion on the reform of Armenian police. YEREVAN, July 26. /ARKA/. Armenian police begin recruiting young men and women for the Patrol Service in Shirak and Lori regions, a senior police officer Mushegh Babayan said during a televised public discussion on the reform of Armenian ...
07/26/2021Two members of Sasna Tsrer group wounded
... the police regiment territory on July 17 and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resignation of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded in the assault. Two top police officials, Armenian Deputy Police Chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan, were among the captured officers. Hundreds of people gathered around the building to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent ...
07/26/2016Leader of Sasna Tsrer insurgents wounded in his leg
... the police regiment territory on July 17 and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resignation of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded in the assault. Two top police officials, Armenian Deputy Police Chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan, were among the hostages. Hundreds of people gathered outside the territory to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent а bloody ...
07/27/2016Police department warns people against gathering near seized regiment territory
... Sasna Tsrer, a group of armed insurgents. They took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resignation of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded in the assault. Two top police officials, Armenian Deputy Police Chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan, were among the captured officers. Hundreds of people gathered around the building to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent ...
07/26/2016136 citizens taken into police custody after night turmoil in Yerevan
... demanded that the police solve the meal problem of hostage takers inside the building and let Nikol Pashinyan, an opposition MP and the of Civil Contract Party leader, in for passing on meals to the rebels, but received no answer. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded ...
07/21/2016Chief of Armenian police dismisses head of Nor Nork police department
Chief of Armenian Police Vladimir Gasparyan has dismissed today Armen Vatyan, who was head of the police department of Nor Nork district in Yerevan,... ... fulfillment of his official duties, and his failure to take sufficient and preventive measures, as a result of which citizens, police officers and journalists were injured in a clash between citizens and riot police," tert.am said. Four police officers were ...
08/04/2016Two wounded Sasna Tsrer members in stable condition
... Sasna Tsrer, a group of armed insurgents. They took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resignation of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded in the assault. Two top police officials, Armenian Deputy Police Chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan, were among the captured officers. Hundreds of people gathered around the building to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent ...
07/26/2016Four policemen injured in clash with protesters near seized police building
... shots and thinking that the police started hostage-release operation, the gathered people tried to break the police cordon. The police invited journalists to come closer to the building and see that there was no any storm. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded....
07/20/2016Second police officer wounded in bank attack in Yerevan died
A police officer, who was wounded in an attack on a branch of HSBC Bank Armenia in Yerevan today afternoon has died, police spokesman Ashot Aharonyan reported on his Facebook page. YEREVAN, May 3. /ARKA/. A police officer, who was wounded in an attack on a branch of HSBC Bank Armenia in Yerevan today afternoon has died,...
05/03/2018Armenia’s ombudsman office starts considering police brutality cases
... Sasna Tsrer, a group of armed insurgents. They took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resignation of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded in the assault. Two top police officials, Armenian Deputy Police Chief Vardan Egiazaryan and Yerevan Deputy Police Chief Valeri Osipyan, were among the captured officers. Hundreds of people gathered around the building to bar the law enforcement units from storming the building and to prevent ...
07/26/2016One policeman killed, two wounded as armed group seizes police station in Armenia
A police officer was killed and two others were wounded as a group of armed men on Sunday morning took over a police station in Armenia’s capital Yerevan along with several hostages, Armenia's National Security Service said in an updated statement. YEREVAN, July 17. /ARKA/. A police officer was killed and two others were wounded as a group of armed men on Sunday morning took over a police station in Armenia’s capital Yerevan along with several hostages, Armenia's National Security Service said in an updated statement. "A group ...
07/17/2016Yerevan police chief fired
The chief of Yerevan Police Department, Major-General Ashot Karapetyan was sacked today by Chief of Armenian Police Vladimir Gasparyan, the agency said in a statement posted on its official website. YEREVAN, August 8.... ... Gasparyan, the agency said in a statement posted on its official website. It said Karapetyan as well as some other senior police officers were sacked based on the outcome of an official investigation. Earlier Karapetyan received a reprimand in connection ...
08/08/2016Armenian police officer admits to shooting Red Book-listed bezoar goat
A police officer in Armenia admitted to shooting a bezoar goat, the Police press service reported today. YEREVAN, December 17. /ARKA/. A police officer in Armenia admitted to shooting a bezoar goat, the Police press service reported today. Bezoar ibex is a subspecies ...
12/17/2019Police clearing way to seized Yerevan police station for special vehicles
... group of opposition activists, for special vehicles, Novosti-Armenia correspondent reported from the scene. Earlier, two ambulance cars were let to the seized building. As a whole, things near the police station are calm. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan Sunday morning and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement. According to police, one police officer had been killed and three others injured, and two top police officials, deputy police chief ...
07/18/201634 people injured this nigh in clashes with police near seized building remain in Yerevan hospitals
... rebels, but received no answer. The police units cleaned up the territory of protesters and detained dozens of people. As many as 51 people injured in the clashes, including 28 policemen, received medical services this night. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded ...
07/21/2016Armenian police chief not involved in negotiations with hostage takers
... in the negotiations, but he is directing all the actions,” Poghosyan said. He said that a appropriate contact person, a police officer, is negotiating with an appropriate person from the opposite side inside the building. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan Sunday morning and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement. According to police, Colonel Arthur Vanoyan was killed as the armed men stormed the police station and four others injured. Two ...
07/18/2016Police officer in Yerevan killed by 16 year-old boy
Armenian law-enforcement authorities have tracked down and arrested today two young men, born in 2001 and 2003, who are suspected of killing a police officer in the early hours of today's morning and heavily injuring another one. YEREVAN, September 16. /ARKA/ Armenian law-enforcement authorities have tracked down and arrested today two young men, born in 2001 and 2003, who are suspected of killing a police officer in the early hours of today's morning and heavily injuring another one. The incident occurred ...
10/16/2019Russia strongly condemns seizure of police building in Yerevan – Maria Zakharova
... Russia’s foreign ministry, said on Thursday. The official Moscow supports the measures taken by the Armenian authorities and hopes that they will allow to release the hostages and to conduct a comprehensive investigation. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded ...
07/21/2016High-ranking policeman in Armenia suspected of stealing 8,000 liters of gasoline
A high-ranking police officer in Armenia is suspected of stealing coupons for 8,000 liters of gasoline intended for police cars. YEREVAN, February 7. /ARKA/. A high-ranking police officer in Armenia is suspected of stealing coupons for 8,000 liters of gasoline intended for police ...
02/07/2024For $500 a month: officer accused of treason
Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) said the criminal case involving an Armenian career army officer accused of treason during the 2020 autumn war in Nagorno-Karabakh has been referred to a court. YEREVAN, September 9. /ARKA/. Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) said the criminal case involving an Armenian career army officer accused ...
09/09/2022Another Armenian army officer arrested on charges of treason (video)
An Armenian army officer was arrested on charges of treason, the National Security Service (NSS) said today. YEREVAN, July 11. /ARKA/. An Armenian army officer was arrested on charges of treason, the National Security Service (NSS) said today. It said the officer ...
07/11/2022Revolted men can avoid punishment if surrender
... other elements of crime in their actions. Those who accept this offer must go out holding weapons overhead, walk about 50 meters and lay down the weapons near the building materials store and one by one come up to the police. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded ...
07/25/2016Armenian ombudsman calls violence against journalists unacceptable
... evidence we possess to the prosecuting agencies,” the ombudsman says. He called on everybody who has unpublished videos or information about use of violence against journalists to submit them to him for taking necessary steps. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded ...
07/21/2016Protesters march in Yerevan to prevent violence against their revolted fellow citizens
... unlikely to be used against the rebels. Armenia's National Security Service said in a statement that negotiations were underway for peaceful surrender. The protesters decided to gather in the Liberty Square every evening. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement. According to police, one police officer had been killed and three others injured, and two top police officials, deputy police chief ...
07/19/2016Sargsyan urging rebels to surrender
... their mind,” Sargsyan said. In his opinion, the situation is lasting longer than ‘we can afford’. He remembered the four-day war that broke in Karabakh in April and said that not so much time has passed since then. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded ...
07/22/2016Police to cut part of central apparatus personnel
Speaking today at a parliamentary discussion on the execution of 2015 budget, deputy chief of Armenian Police, Vardan Yeghiazaryan, said the agency is gearing up for personnel cuts starting from June 1. YEREVAN, May 23. /ARKA/.... ... estimates is inflated. He noted that one of the main tasks of the police in the future is to create a positive image of the police officer. To achieve this, special classes are being conducted to help them improve their legal knowledge as well as appearance....
05/23/2016Audio-video recording equipment to be installed in Armenian police stations
... written permission of the body conducting the investigation. Audio-video recorders will also be attached to the clothes of the police officer or to their vehicles. These devices should be visible with the exception of secret search operations. The chairwoman of ... ... that the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment had long been asking Armenian authorities to install audio-video recording devices in law enforcement agencies as many detained people were forced ...
12/13/2019Armenian law-enforcers complete preliminary investigation of espionage case involving former career army officer (video)
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said today that a preliminary investigation of a criminal case involving a former career army officer and his friend, charged with spying for Azerbaijan was completed. YEREVAN, December 1. /ARKA/. Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) said today that a preliminary investigation of a criminal case involving a former career army officer ...
12/01/2021Two hostages already freed – Armenian National Security Service
... seized yesterday by an armed group. The security service says that after long negotiations and the special measures taken Sunday night, one police officer and one civilian, an ambulance driver, were released by hostage takers. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan Sunday morning and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement. According to police, Colonel Arthur Vanoyan was killed as the armed men stormed the police station and four others injured. Two ...
07/18/2016Some 50 detained yesterday people already released – Armenian ombudsman office
... continue visiting the police stations to find out reasons for which dozens of people were taken in police custody yesterday. According to the ombudsman office’s press release, some 50 citizens were released Sunday night. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan Sunday morning and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement. According to police, one police officer had been killed and three others injured, and two top police officials, deputy police chief ...
07/18/2016New system for certification of police officers will be introduced in Armenia
A new system for certification of Armenian police officers was unveiled today at a session of the parliamentary defense and security committee. YEREVAN, April 3. /ARKA/. A new system for certification of Armenian police officers was unveiled today at a session of the parliamentary defense and security ...
04/03/2023Armenian army officer charged with treason (video)
The Armenian National Security Service (NSS) has arrested and indicted another career army officer on charges of treason. YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. The Armenian National Security Service (NSS) has arrested and indicted another career army officer on charges of treason. According to the NSS, the army officer, who possessed information ...
06/28/2022United States strongly condemns use of violence to effect political change in Armenia
... said Washington encourages Armenian authorities to handle the situation with appropriate restraint. The US authorities, he said, are convinced that any use of violence for solution of political problems is always a bad idea. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded....
07/20/2016Former top police officer accused of misappropriating subordinates’ money
Armenia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case against a former deputy chief of Police, Lieutenant-General Levon Yeranosyan. YEREVAN, January 18. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Investigative Committee has launched a criminal case against a former deputy chief of Police, Lieutenant-General Levon Yeranosyan. The former top police officer is accused of misappropriating part of the money provided to all police officers as social package. The Investigation ...
01/18/2019Armenian police detain tens of opposition activists
... past months, there have been many reports to law enforcement agencies about concrete police officers with names and photographs who used disproportionate violence against opposition activists," he said. Manukyan said that sooner or later these police officers will be brought to justice. An alliance of more than a dozen Armenian opposition parties resumed Monday street protests in a new bid to force Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to resign. The opposition claims that as long as Pashinyan is in power there will be no stability, peace and calm in the country. The opposition ...
02/23/2021Sargsyan declares he will let nobody undermine Armenia’s statehood
... was told that negotiations with the revolted men are under way. He called on all people not to take radical steps. “I urge everybody to realize real threats, to which provocations and radical steps can lead,” he said. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded ...
07/22/2016Armenian law-enforcers initiate criminal proceedings against daughter of former chief of police
Armenian law-enforcement authorities have initiated criminal proceedings against the daughter of Vladimir Gasparyan, who served as chief of police in 2011-2018, on charges of embezzlement. YEREVAN, November 30. /ARKA/. Armenian law-enforcement authorities have initiated ... ... to embezzle public funds in 2015-2018. Specifically, in 2015, Vladimir Gasparyan appointed his daughter as senior operations officer at police troops headquarters. Then, in 2018, Levon Yeranosyan appointed her as chief of the police troops operations ...
11/30/2022Rebels in Yerevan make tough statement
... military helicopter is flying above the territory and snipers are deployed. It means the authorities have no intention to negotiate in peaceful atmosphere. He expressed hope that reason will triumph and bloodshed will be avoided. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded ...
07/25/2016About 50 people injured as police disperse meeting in Yerevan
... hospitals by ambulance cars, while others went there independently. According to the press release, medical services provided to these people properly and on time. The ministry says additional information will be released later. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded ...
07/21/2016Police in Vardenis investigate attack against a gold mine security employee
Police in the Armenia'n town of Vardenis have started an investigation into an attack against a gold mine security officer with the use of firearms, reported on December 1. YEREVAN, December 2. /ARKA/. Police in the Armenia'n town of Vardenis have started an investigation into an attack against a gold mine security officer with the use of firearms, reported on December 1. According to a Police report, on December 1 at about 23:00 a local resident identified as Vahagn ...
12/02/2016Armenian high-ranking army officer accused of high treason
Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) said today it has completed the investigation into a criminal case that involves a high-ranking army officer, who is accused of high treason. YEREVAN, May 12. /ARKA/. Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) said today it has completed the investigation into a criminal case that involves a high-ranking army officer, who is accused of high treason....
05/12/2021Armenian NSS detains career army officers on charges of espionage and high treason (video)
Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) has detained a career army officer on charges of espionage and high treason, it has emerged today. YEREVAN, April 25. /ARKA/. Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) has detained a career army officer on charges of espionage and high treason, it has emerged today. According ...
04/25/2022Armenian armed forces officer accused of treason: he leaked secret information to foreign intelligence service
A court in Yerevan allowed Armenian law-enforcement bodies to arrest an army officer, who, according to the National Security Service (NSS), was "leaking" secret information on weapons purchased from India to a foreign intelligence service. YEREVAN, January 31. /ARKA/. A court in Yerevan allowed Armenian law-enforcement ...
01/31/2023Armenia’s National Security Service urges citizens not ho hamper settlement of hostage crisis
... settlement of the problems related to the police station seizure. In its statement, the service is also calling on citizens not to hinder proper and effective performance of their duties and let them reach their final goal. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded. Two top police officials, ...
07/19/2016Hovik Abrahamyan: authorities to make every effort to find ways out of hostage crisis in Yerevan
... family and friends of Arthur Vanoyan, the colonel killed in the Sunday attack. He finds it unacceptable what happened in the police regiment on Sunday. In his opinion, it is impossible to reach real changes by using violence. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took some officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement, and the resign of the president. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded ...
07/21/2016Armenian health ministry updates information about condition of wounded men
... YERЕVAN, July 19. /ARKA/. The five men who were wounded Sunday in armed attack on a police station in Yerevan will continue receiving treatment in hospitals, the pres office of the Armenian health ministry reported on Tuesday. An armed group stormed a police station in Armenia's capital Yerevan on Sunday and took multiple officers hostage, demanding the release of Zhirayr Sefilian, the jailed opposition leader of Founding Parliament movement. According to the police, one police officer had been killed and five others and one attacker wounded. Two top police officials,...
07/19/2016ECHR rules that Ramil Safarov's release, who killed Armenian officer in Budapest, was a violation of European Convention
... him with at least twelve blows of an axe. Then Safarov tried to break down the door of another Armenian officer Hayk Makuchyan's room yelling “Open the door, you Armenian! We will cut the throats of all of you!” He was ultimately stopped by the police who had meanwhile arrived at the scene. Armenian officers and Safarov were in Budapest for English courses under the NATO Partnership for Peace program. On April 13, 2006, the Budapest Court sentenced Safarov to life imprisonment without the right to pardon for 30 years. In February 2007, the Court ...
05/26/2020First Armenian Traffic Police Officer Squadron Commander Arsen Arshakyan dismissed
The First Armenian Traffic Police Officer Squadron Commander Arsen Arshakyan is relieved from his post, Novosti-Armenia reported on Wednesday referring to the Police Department Spokesman Armen Malkhasyan. YEREVAN, February 4. /ARKA/. The First Armenian Traffic Police Officer Squadron ...
02/04/2015Armenian government to increase steeply support to families of killed and handicapped military servicemen
Armenian Minister of Defense Vigen Sarkissian reported to the president of Armenia on the commencement of a new program initiated ... ... million AMD. Monthly compensations in case of death of the serviceman or the first degree handicap will make 300,000 AMD for the officers, 250,000 AMD for the junior officers and 200,000 for the privates. In case of becoming the second degree handicap, the ...
11/08/2016Members of armed group that seized police station in Armenia in 2016 sentenced to lengthy prison terms
... The gunmen led by retired army colonel Varuzhan Avetisian demanded that then President Serzh Sargsyan free their jailed fellow Zhirayr Sefilian and step down. They laid down their weapons after a two-week standoff with security forces which left three police officers dead. Many of the armed group's members were set free pending the outcome of their ongoing trial after the change of government in Armenia in 2018. Under today's ruling, an armed group member Pavel Manukyan was sentenced to 7 years and 8 months in prison, Varuzhan Avetisyan to 7 and 4 months, Armen Mkhitaryan to 7 years and 5 months , Eduard Grigoryan to 6.5 years , Gagik Yeghiazaryan ...
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