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Robert Kocharyan’s case is largely politically motivated - political scientist says
... the Special Investigative Service (SIS) could hold Kocharyan for two months in pre-trial detention pending investigation. The case dates back to late February and early March 2008 following the disputed presidential election, when then prime minister Serzh ... ... the entire upper part of the elite in the executive branch at the national level. The next stage is the legislative power, the parliament. This requires some legal procedures, since the new power pursues the so-called legalistic path. The due procedure ...
07/28/2018Several investigative versions are put forward in the case of October 27, 1999 terrorist act in the Armenian Parliament - General Prosecutor's Office
... questioned in 2022 and 2023 after Armenian prosecutors resumed the investigation into the terrorist act committed in the Armenian Parliament on October 27, 1999, the Armenian Prosecutor General's Office said. YEREVAN, October 27. /ARKA/. Several investigative ... ... proceedings, personal files of many officials have been seized, as well as criminal proceedings of special interest as part of the case have been carried out. During the preliminary investigation many video and audio recordings have also been seized and expert ...
10/27/2023Armenian parliament committee approves draft decision to deprive chairman of constitutional court of powers
An Armenian Parliament committee on state and legal issues have approved today a draft decision designed by the My Step faction to deprive ... ... of the law,' the lawmaker said. The last argument is that the issue of the judge’s participation in the consideration of a case should be raised before the case is accepted for consideration, which, according to Grigoryan, was not done in case of Tovmasyan ...
09/24/2019Former Armenian parliament chairman involved in criminal case as suspect
Former chairman of Armenia's National Assembly Ara Babloyan has been involved in a criminal case as a suspect, a source in the Special Investigation Service (SIS) told Novosti Armenia news agency. YEREVAN, October ... ... Code, which was combined with a criminal case on usurping power. This case was initiated on the basis of a report made by a parliament member Arman Babajanyan. -0-
10/22/2019Armenian prime minister again calls on fellow citizens to take to streets
... urged today urban residents of the country to take to streets an squares of their towns after an extraordinary session of the parliament passed in the second and final reading a set of amendments to the Law on the Regulations of the National Assembly, ... ... if the prime minister resigns and the parliament fails to replace him or her within two weeks. Local analysts claimed that in case of Pashinian’s resignation his supporters would blockade the parliament to prevent HHK from electing another premier during ...
10/02/2018Armenian prime minister and parliament speaker discuss ‘transitional’ justice and snap parliamentary elections
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting today with parliament speaker Ara Babloyan to discuss the political situation in the country, the parliament press service reported, recalling ... ... program approved by the parliament on June 7 this year, extraordinary parliamentary elections should be held within one year. In case of holding an extraordinary parliamentary election by changing the Constitution, the referendum institution, among other ...
08/27/2018Armenian parliament adopts new election law
Armenia’s parliament has passed today in the third and final reading a new Electoral Code. It was endorsed by 102 MPs; 17 lawmakers voted ... ... third largest towns of Gyumri and Vanadzor will be elected not through direct vote, but by their Councils of Elders, as is the case in the capital Yerevan. The new parliament will have MPs elected only under the proportional system and their number will ...
05/25/2016Pashinyan assured by parliamentary leaders that they will not field prime ministerial candidates
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told thousands of his supporters early on Wednesday that after negotiations with the parliamentary leaders of the Republican Party of Armenia (HHK), the Tsarukyan bloc and the ARF Dashnaktsutyun he was assured that they will not field candidates for the post of prime minister in case of his resignation, which is a requirement for holding early parliamentary elections in mid-December. YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told thousands of his supporters early on Wednesday that after negotiations ...
10/03/2018Armenian prosecutors launch criminal investigation into large-scale corruption case
Armenian prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into a large-scale corruption case and violation of an Armenian citizen Yuri Vardanyan's rights, whose house and land had been expropriated during a redevelopment ... ... million) in compensation to Vardanyan. According to the Office of Prosecutor General, the case was opened at the request of a parliament member frоm the ruling My Step faction Arusyak Julhakyan, who cited the ECHR's ruling and a 2012 newspaper story which ...
09/13/2019Ruling majority in Armenian parliament turns down opposition-drafted statement on Shushi Declaration
The ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that controls 71 seats in the 107-member Armenian parliament has rejected an opposition-drafted statement that requires the parliament to express Armenia’s position on the Shushi ... ... relations signed by the presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan in Shushi last June 15 provides, among other things, that "in case of aggression from a third country," the two countries will provide each other with mutual assistance. The parliaments ...
02/21/2022Pashinyan to resign after dismissing his Cabinet ministers
... ministers and governors enter legally into force, after that - I don’t mention a specific term - I will resign. After 7 days, the parliament must elect a prime minister, if the prime minister is not elected, there will be a second round. If the parliament ... ... if the prime minister resigns and the parliament fails to replace him or her within two weeks. Local analysts claimed that in case of Pashinian’s resignation his supporters would blockade the parliament to prevent HHK from electing another premier during ...
10/02/2018Armenian law-enforcement authorities launch criminal case against former prime minister, his brother and ex police chief
Armenian law-enforcement authorities have launched a criminal case against a former parliament speaker and prime minister Hovik Abrahamyan, his brother Jonik and a former chief of police Alik Sargsyan. YEREVAN, August 30. /ARKA/. Armenian law-enforcement authorities have launched a criminal case against a former parliament speaker ...
08/30/2018Armenian prime minister on Manvel Grigoryan case
In comments on a criminal case, brought against a parliament member Manvel Grigoryan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said today that the law-enforcement authorities used a string of collected operational data. YEREVAN, June 19. /ARKA/. In comments on a criminal case, brought against a parliament ...
06/19/2018Ratification of Rome Statute means nothing but loss of legal sovereignty – Kosachev
... loss of it legal sovereignty, which is humiliating in itself, Vice Speaker of the Russian Federation Council (upper chamber of parliament) Konstantin Kosachev said in a comment on Armenian parliament's move. YEREVAN, October 3. /ARKA/. Ratification ... ... justice bodies, the text of the document contains provisions that limit the criminal jurisdiction of member states. "On a case-by-case basis, the judges in The Hague will determine whether a situation is the result of Armenia's 'unwillingness or inability' ...
10/03/2023Detention of “Founding Parliament” activists justified – analyst
The detention of the “Founding Parliament” activists was justified and was the only option left, political analyst Hrant Melik-Shahnazaryan said on Sputnik-Armenia ... ... Avetisyan, Pavel Manukyan, Gevorg Safaryan, Zhirayr Sefilyan and Garegin Chukazsyan. The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case on the grounds of Article 35-225 (preparation for organizing public unrest). According to Melik-Shahnazaryan, the Founding ...
04/08/2015In case of nationalization of ENA, Samvel Karapetyan will receive compensation - Minister of Justice
In case of nationalization of CJSC "Electric Networks of Armenia", Samvel Karapetyan will definitely be provided with compensation.... ... arrest, Pashinyan declared it was time to nationalize Karapetyan’s company, Electric Netwroks of Armenia, and the Armenian parliament passed laws allowing the state to seize it. In response, the Karapetyan family filed a lawsuit at the Arbitration Institute ...
07/29/2025Samvel Karapetyan wins ENA nationalization case against Armenian government in international court - lawyers' statement
Samvel Karapetyan and his family have won an urgent arbitration case in an international court against the Armenian government in the nationalization case of Electric Networks of Armenia (ENA).... ... nationalize ENA, stating that the process would be carried out in accordance with legislation. On July 3, 2025, the Armenian parliament adopted government-initiated amendments to certain laws allowing the facility's nationalization.-0-
07/23/2025MP from ruling Armenian party defies PM Pashinyan's request to resign
... Pashinyan. In an interview with Armenia's Public Television the other day, Pashinyan said he had called on Aghazaryan to resign his parliamentary mandate. Aghazaryan later told reporters that he would make a decision on the issue only after listening to the ... ... Kyaramyan (former head of the Investigation Committee - ed.) publicly stated that he was approached in connection with the criminal case against my son's company. A criminal case was initiated in connection with that incident. Secondly, a criminal case has been ...
12/02/2024Armenian parliament discussing prosecutor general office’s motion to strip MP Gagik Tsarukyan of immunity from prosecution
... leader of the Prosperous Armenia party and faction, of immunity from prosecution. The corresponding motion was filed yesterday by the Prosecutor General Arthur Davtyan. The Prosecutor General's Office is going to attract him as an accused in a criminal case on election bribes given to citizens ahead of the parliamentary elections on April 2, 2017. Criminal Case Details The Prosecutor General’s Office presented the details of the criminal case initiated and investigated by the Investigation Department of the National Security Service on February 1, 2020,...
06/16/2020Team of 48 interrogators engaged in investigation of ‘Sasna Tsrer’ criminal case
A team of 48 interrogators is engaged in the preliminary investigation of a criminal case involving the seizure of a police station building in Armenia's capital city Yerevan by a group of armed men on July 17, ... ... initial stages of the investigation and to ensure the normal course of criminal proceedings. An offshoot of Armenia's Founding Parliament opposition movement, composed of many veterans of the Nagorno-Karabakh War, seized a police station building in Yerevan ...
08/05/2016Ruling Armenian party fails parliament session requested by opposition ‘to express Armenia’s position on Shushi Declaration
MPs from the ruling Civil Contract party of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that controls 71 seats in the 107-member Armenian parliament, did not turn up at today’s sitting of the parliament convened by the opposition Hayastan alliance ‘to express ... ... relations signed by the presidents of Turkey and Azerbaijan in Shushi last June 15 provides, among other things, that "in case of aggression from a third country," the two countries will provide each other with mutual assistance. On June 15 , ...
02/23/2022Draft decision on termination of powers of constitutional court chairman sent to parliament standing committee
A draft decision of the Armenian parliament on the termination of the powers of the head of the Constitutional Court Hrayr Tovmasyan was sent to the standing committee ... ... The pro-government majority in Armenia’s parliament accuses Tovmasyan of mishandling judicial proceedings in the criminal case against former president Robert Kocharyan.-0-
09/19/2019Advisor to parliament speaker resigns
Tatul Manaserian, an advisor to Armenian parliament speaker, said today he has tendered a resignation application. YEREVAN, February 23, /ARKA/. Tatul Manaserian, an ... ... which spread such rumors to create an intrigue. He said his relations with the speaker ‘were civilized.’ ‘In case of need the Alternative think tank is ready to provide recommendations and other consultative assistance to the parliament ...
02/23/2011Civil Contract will ask court to change preventive measure against head of company and women employees of Economy Ministry
Members of the Armenian Parliament from the ruling Civil Contract party will officially ask a local court to change the preventive measure against the head of Synergy Company Ashot Hovhannisyan and several women with minor children, who were arrested as part of the criminal case initiated against officials of the Ministry of Economy, accused of corruption, Parliament Vice Speaker Hakob Arshakyan told reporters today. YEREVAN, February 6. /ARKA/. Members of the Armenian Parliament from the ruling Civil Contract party ...
02/06/2024Former deputy chief of staff of Armenia's parliament released from custody on bail
Arsen Babayan, a former deputy chief of staff in Armenia's previous parliament, was released today from custody pending investigation and trial, Gor Abrahamyan, an adviser to Armenia’s prosecutor-general ... ... each making a bail payment of 500,000 drams (over $1,000). Abrahamyan said this decision was made after a study of the criminal case and 'taking into account the fact that at this stage of the preliminary investigation the main part of the planned investigative ...
11/12/2019Armenian law-enforcement authorities detain four members of constituent parliament for planning public unrest on April 24
Armenian law-enforcement authorities have detained today four members of a public organization called Constituent Parliament for planning mass public unrest on April 24, the day when Armenians around the world will be marking the centenary ... ... group planned to press for a civil disobedience campaign during public events on April 24 and use force against authorities in case of need. The statement said using public events commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide in one's own ...
04/07/2015Armenian parliament expands list of persons whose property can be checked for legality of acquisition
By a vote of 59 the Armenian parliament has approved today in the first reading a set of amendments and additions to the law on confiscation of property of ... ... The amendments also provide for possibility of confiscation of an amount equal to the value of property purchased abroad in case there is no information on its market value. The amendments provide for an expansion of the definition of "official": ...
05/19/2022Prosperous Armenia Party leader reiterates that the charges brought against him are politically motivated
... Tsarukyan, a wealthy businessman and chairman of the second largest, opposition Prosperous Armenia Party (BHK) in the Armenian parliament, has reiterated today that the charges brought against him are politically motivated. YEREVAN, June 16. /ARKA/. ... ... and the authorities enjoy the support of no more than 5-7% of the people. Tsarukyan said he was convinced that the criminal case against him was fabricated because he began to criticize the authorities. "You deceived the people, did not fulfill ...
06/16/2020Union of Armenians of Russia calls on Armenian parliament to decline petition to lift former foreign minister’s immunity
The Union of Armenians of Russia called today on Armenian parliament to decline a petition by the prosecutor general to lift the parliamentary immunity of former Armenian foreign minister ... ... innocence in the parliament," the Union of Russians of Armenia said in the statement. It says "launching a criminal case against a prominent politician during the election campaign raises suspicion that the case is politically motivated." ...
10/02/2012Alen Simonyan says why Azerbaijani parliament speaker cancelled planned meeting in Geneva
... Simonyan were supposed to meet on the sidelines of the latest session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union to discuss the Armenian-Azerbaijani peace efforts. ‘In response... ... and Azerbaijan in accordance with the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration. They called for the resumption of regional communications based on respect for the principles of sovereignty... ... don't think we have reached the point where we have to make a decision. But in the case of the corridor, this is a red line for us,’ Simonyan said. The preamble to the...
10/20/2024Republican Party of Armenia not to nominate candidate for post of prime minister
... minister after the widely anticipated resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, a move needed for dissolution of the current parliament and holding snap polls. YEREVAN, October 10. /ARKA/. The Republican Party of Armenia (HHK) said yesterday it ... ... constitution, the National Assembly can be dissolved only if lawmakers fail to elect another premier within two-week period in case of resignation of the incumbent premiere. The Armenian Revolutionary Federation/ Dashnaktsutyun and HHK laid down a set ...
10/10/2018Pashinyan’s chief advisor says early elections important for economic progress
The need for holding early parliamentary elections in December stems from the economic interests of Armenia, Arsen Gasparyan, chief adviser to Prime Minister ... ... if the prime minister resigns and the parliament fails to replace him or her within two weeks. Local analysts claimed that in case of Pashiniyn’s resignation his supporters would blockade the parliament to prevent HHK from electing another premier during ...
10/05/2018Opposition boycotting parliament session in Armenia, demanding a discussion on the lawmaker beating
The opposition factions of the Armenian parliament are boycotting the special session that started on Monday after the speaker Galust Sahakyan refused to hold a special ... ... reports. The secretary of ANC parliament faction Aram Manukyan was attacked last Thursday outside his house in Yerevan. The case is under investigation. The speaker told the opposition parties that they can make a statement on the attack. “If ...
12/15/2014Ararat Mirzoyan's assassination attempt case referred to court
An Armenian prosecutor supervising a criminal case against a citizen, who is accused of attempting to kill former speaker of Armenian National Assembly Ararat Mirzoyan. (he ... ... from Armenia. According to the investigation, T.A. joined a group of anti-government protesters who stormed the government and parliament buildings in Yerevan, and who attacked Mirzoyan. T.A. hit and kicked Mirzoyan, who was in a helpless and unconscious ...
07/10/2023Charges brought against Arsen Babayan, investigators seek detention authorization
... him in pretrial detention. The Special Investigative Service says that during the preliminary investigation of the criminal case instituted under Part 1 of Article 300 of the Criminal Code, evidence was obtained that when former chairman of the Constitutional ... ... Criminal Code, which was combined with a criminal case on seizing power. This case was initiated on the basis of a report made by a parliament member Arman Babajanyan. Former speaker of the National Assembly Ara Babloyan is considered as suspect over the same ...
10/23/2019Former deputy head of Armenian parliament's staff taken into police custody on suspicion of forging official papers
Arsen Babayan, a former deputy head of the Armenian National Assembly's staff, was taken into police custody Monday night over the state power seizure criminal case, the press office of the Special Investigative Service of Armenia reports. YEREVAN, October 22. /ARKA/. Arsen Babayan, a former deputy head of the Armenian National Assembly's staff, was taken into police custody Monday night over the state ...
10/22/2019Armenian prosecutors initiate criminal case against opposition
Armenia’s Office of Prosecutor General said today it has initiated a criminal case in connection with mass unrest in Yerevan. YEREVAN, April 16. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Office of Prosecutor General said ... ... case in connection with mass unrest in Yerevan. In a statement the Office of Prosecutor General said starting from April 13, a parliament member Nikol Pashinyan has been organizing rallies in Yerevan by repeatedly violating the requirements of the law On ...
04/16/2018Ex-foreign minister says petition to strip him of parliamentary immunity is political order
... Security Service (NSS) into alleged money laundering by his think, Oskanian described it as a political order. Sona Truzian, a spokesperson for prosecutor general’s not office, said yesterday for now the matter does not concern stripping Oskanian of his parliamentary immunity, nor has it anything to do with arresting him. The case stems from a nearly $2 million donation which Civilitas received from two U.S. companies last year. The sum was transferred from proceeds from the sale of their Armenian subsidiary, Huntsman Building Products. The NSS claims that Civilitas failed ...
09/28/2012The new law entitles families of captives and POW to receiving their pays and allowances
An emergency session of the Armenian parliament has approved today in the second and final reading a set of changes to the law on military service and the status of ... ... earlier," Hayrapetyan said. He stressed that the families of the servicemen will continue to receive pays until a criminal case is initiated that will prove that the serviceman left the positions without permission. In this case, the payments will be ...
11/19/2020Bright Armenia to file appeal disputing parliament-passed legislative changes to Constitutional Court
... Assembly didn’t send the amendments to the same Constitutional Court for conclusion and rid the country’s president of the obligation to sign constitutional amendments. Edmon Marukyan, his fellow partisan who is the party leader, pointed out that the parliament was too quick in passing the bill initiated by the faction of My Step majority faction – it was done within a few hours. Marukyan said that some circles argue that the party’s steps are due to political interest in the discussion of the case of ex-president Robert Kocharyan in the Constitutional Court. He said the party for a long time did not respond to these statements and decided to send a statement to the Constitutional Court after the hearing of the Kocharyan case not to be involved ...
06/24/2020Armenian ex-minister denies corruption allegations
Vartan Ayvazian, chairman of an Armenian parliament committee on economic issues and a former environment minister, denied yesterday allegations that he had demanded a ... ... Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) respectively. It subsequently settled the dispute with the government but pressed its case against Ayvazian. The company also took the case to the U.S. Southern District Court of New York. On September 5, the New ...
09/18/2012Armenian parliament passes law restricting freedom of mass media
The Armenian parliament has passed today in the second and final reading a set of amendments to the law on media and a number of related laws, which determine what "unidentifiable sources" of information are and set also responsibility for media in case these sources are cited. YEREVAN, December 10. /ARKA/. The Armenian parliament has passed today in the second and final reading a set of amendments to the law on media and a number of related laws, which determine what "unidentifiable sources" ...
12/10/2021Armenian parliament to allow employers to fire unvaccinated workers
A set of changes to Armenia’s Labor Code and the Law on Public Service, approved today by the parliament in the first reading, would empower employers to fire their employees for their failure to get vaccinated against Covid-19 ... ... terminate the contract with employee. “The employer must notify the employee three days before making a sacking decision. In case of delay, fines and penalties are paid for each day overdue," he pointed out. Sargsyan stressed that the changes would ...
12/08/2021Armenian parliament expands system of compensations for moral damages
The Armenian parliament has passed today in the second and final reading a set of changes to the Civil Code, which broaden the system of compensations ... ... their rights by state agencies or local governments, as well as for inaction of state officials. He said the law also applies to cases of torture, inhuman or degrading treatment, the rights to life, liberty and security of person, the rights to a fair trial,...
12/21/2015PACE to make every effort to ensure stability in Armenia
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Lluis Maria de Puig made a statement in Sankt-Petersburg expressing his ... ...,” the Speaker said. Under the amendments passed by the Armenian Parliament on March 17, public events may be forbidden in case of reliable evidence proving that they aim at throwing down the constitutional order, stirring up national, racial or religious ...
04/05/2008PACE to make every effort to ensure stability in Armenia
The Chairman of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) Lluis Maria de Puig made a statement in Sankt-Petersburg expressing his ... ...,” the Speaker said. Under the amendments passed by the Armenian Parliament on March 17, public events may be forbidden in case of reliable evidence proving that they aim at throwing down the constitutional order, stirring up national, racial or religious ...
04/04/200852 MEPs demand release of Armenian prisoners held in Azerbaijan ahead of COP-29
In the run up to COP29 to take place in Baku later this month, 52 Members of the European Parliament (MEP) address three main demands to the Government of Azerbaijan and the EU executive leadership, concerning ... ... embodies commitment to principles of justice and human dignity. Hence, it is of paramount importance for the host country, in this case Azerbaijan, to showcase commitment to these principles too.” The Members of the European Parliament state, “In line with ...
11/05/2024Pashinyan praises riot police for "professional" countering protesters' attempt to break into parliament
... he called a "professional and lawful counteraction" to an attempt by anti-government protesters to break into the parliament building late in the afternoon of 12 June. YEREVAN, 13 June. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today ... ... attempt by anti-government protesters to break into the parliament building late in the afternoon of 12 June. ‘In all such cases, the police will act in the same way," Pashinyan said. Police used stun grenades outside the Armenian parliament on ...
06/13/2024Armenian parliament liquidates National Water Council
The Armenian Parliament has adopted today in the second and final reading a set of amendments to the Water Code calling for the liquidation ... ... amendments are aimed at ensuring common standards for all water users, as well as providing everyone with equal conditions in case of shortage of water resources.-0-
11/13/2019Ex-chairman of Armenia's parliament charged with usurpation of power and forgery
Ex-chairman of Armenia's parliament Ara Babloyan told reporters today that he was formally charged, but refused to tell what charges were brought against ... ... Investigation Service said that the ex-speaker of the National Assembly Ara Babloyan was involved as a suspect in a criminal case that involved also Arsen Babayan, the ex-deputy head of parliament staff, who was charged with complicity and official forgery....
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