‘People’

  • The person accused of committing murder sentenced to 14 years in prison
    On February 8, 2012 the RA Criminal Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal made by Vram Baghdasaryan’s defender and left the decision of the Court of First Instance of Arabkir and Kanaker-Zeytun administrative districts issued on November 16, 2011. The Court justified the accusation against 5 persons for committing hooliganism and against V. Baghdasaryan for committing...
    February 10, 2012 16:26
  • Armenian servicemen deadly injured on Karabakh-Azerbaijani contact line
    STEPANAKERT. – An Armenian serviceman was deadly injured in Jabrail military unit in Nagorno-Karabakh on Friday, NEWS.am source reports. Head of the Karabakh MOD PR department Senor Hasratyan approved the report to the NEWS.am adding the incident occurred at 5.00 p.m. in the Nagorno-Karabakh-Azerbaijan contact line on Thursday. Serviceman Karlen Baghdasaryan, 20, was...
    February 4, 2012 0:18
  • Teenage girl in coma after nose plastic surgery in Armenia
    YEREVAN. – Satenik Mirzoyan, 19, continues to stay in coma for already 4 months after nose plastic surgery. Erebuni medical center intensive care department head Harutyun Mangoyan told -NEWS.am that there is a progress, which does not mean, however, she gained consciousness. She turned to the center for the plastic surgery last October. The surgery was successful, but...
    February 1, 2012 8:45
  • Deathly drama in French city: elderly Armenian dies
    LIMOGES. – A fight which took place because of a stolen car ended in a tragedy for an Armenian family from Limoges, France, on Thursday evening, Le Parisien writes. A young man shot at a father and son of Armenian origin. Martunik Aslanyan, 61, was wounded at the back and fell at the parking lot. His son Gor, 26, received a light injury. Both injured were taken...
    January 30, 2012 9:10
  • President Serzh Sargsyan attended a festive event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian Armed Forces
    Today, President Serzh Sargsyan and Mrs. Rita Sargsyan attended a festive event dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian Armed Forces and named “I am a soldier of my Fatherland.” The event took place at the Karen Demirjian Sport and Concert Complex.
    January 27, 2012 19:00
  • Trial of Armenia’s former Road Police Chief continues
    YEREVAN. – The trial of Armenia’s former Road Police Chief, Margar Ohanyan, continued Friday at capital Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction Court. Yerevan Road Police Chief Yeghish Yengibaryan first testified as witness. He said there had been no problems in regard to gasoline supply for the police vehicles, and that they always received a normal...
    January 27, 2012 16:24
  • The 10th member of the criminal group sentenced
    The Court sentenced the citizen of Romania Adi Johan Blaga for secret embezzlement of large amount of property as well as for legalizing illicit income by coming to a prior agreement with a group of people. It has been stated during the preliminary investigation that two organized criminal groups engaged in theft of money from ATMs by using false cards acted in the territory...
    January 26, 2012 12:31
  • We have got song for Eurovision – Armenian rock band (PHOTOS)
    YEREVAN. – It is not clear yet who will represent Armenia during Eurovision Song Contest 2012 which will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, on May 22-26. It is also not clear how the performer is to be elected. But the public already discusses the possible candidates on the social websites. Armenian rock band Dorians is mentioned most. The general producer of the band...
    January 26, 2012 8:37
  • US police kill Armenian youth
    A police officer in Los Angeles shot and killed a 22-year-old Armenian. The youth was North Hollywood resident Karapet Bulmajyan. According to Joe Bailey, representative of the city’s investigation service, the incident occurred on Sunday morning. In his turn, Cleon Joseph, representative of Los Angeles Police Department, noted that the police had received a call, informing...
    January 24, 2012 12:58
  • Armenian MP curses at trial of former Road Police Chief
    YEREVAN. – A displeasing incident occurred Thursday during the trial of Armenia’s former Road Police Chief Margar Ohanyan, which is being held at capital Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork Marash General Jurisdiction Court. MP Harutyun Gharagyozyan (a.k.a. Harut of Caramel) had come to attend the court session, too, but the bailiffs did not allow him and many others to...
    January 19, 2012 19:55
  • Jailed Police General Denies Murder Cover-Up
    Hovannes Tamamian, a controversial Armenian police general who was arrested last year, said through his lawyer on Wednesday that he did not try to cover up a murder for personal gain. Tamamian was detained and sacked as head of the Directorate General of Criminal Investigations at the national police service last March on charges of abuse of power that was committed for...
    January 18, 2012 22:19
  • Criminal case initiated on senior tax inspector’s abusing his official authorities
    The Lori region Prosecutor’s Office initiated a criminal case on the abuse of official authorities committed by the senior tax inspector of Vanadzor Territorial Tax Inspectorate of the State Revenue Committee adjunct to the RA Government. According to the materials prepared in the Lori region Investigation Division of the RA Police, senior tax inspector’s son was a...
    December 30, 2011 8:29
  • New dismissals and replacements in Armenia’s police
    YEREVAN.- Dismissals and replacements in Armenia’s police continue. Margar Melkonyan is appointed deputy commander of police forces under the order of Chief of Police Vladimir Gasparyan. Gor Aleksanyan is appointed head of regional department of Aragatsotn region to replace Melkonyan.  
    December 30, 2011 1:15
  • Murder case involving stripper is solved in Armenia
    YEREVAN. – The case involving the brutal murder of a striptease club owner, in Armenia’s Abovyan city on October, is solved, Police Force toldNEWS.am. The murder suspect, capital Yerevan resident Hrant Aloyan, 24, who was wanted ever since October, is arrested. To note, the aforesaid club’s owner, Ayntap village resident Hayk Hovakimyan, 37, was killed on October...
    December 29, 2011 22:13
  • US Embassy Yerevan refuses to issue visa to Armenian oligarch and MP
    YEREVAN. – Armenian oligarch and MP of the governing Republican Party of Armenia Samvel Aleksanyan periodically applies to the US Embassy in Armenia in order to receive an entrance visa, but his is continuously rejected. Samvel Aleksanyan himself informed about it the reporter ofArmenian News-NEWS.am adding that he still has not received a visa. Aleksanyan does not...
    December 15, 2011 1:04
  • Caused damage recovered
    The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated against the head of Vanadzor post office on embezzling pensions and benefits is continued in the Investigation Division of Lori Police. On December 12, 2011 the head of Vanadzor post office 2015 of the “Haypost” CJSC M. Gevorgyan had been charged according to the RA Criminal Code Article 179, part 3, point...
    December 14, 2011 13:16
  • New dismissal in Armenia’s Police Force
    YEREVAN. – With the order of Armenia’s Police Chief, Lieutenant General Vladimir Gasparyan, Police Force Information Center Director Mikayel Nazaryan was relieved of his duties, on Tuesday, and sent to personnel reserve. According to information whichArmenian News-NEWS.am received, Gasparyan appointed, as the Center’s new Director, Armen Ghukasyan who several months...
    December 7, 2011 18:59
  • Accused of squandering
    The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated against the senior policeman of the police company for squandering was completed in the RA Special Investigation Service. The prosecutor who had supervised the preliminary investigation of the criminal case confirmed the bill of indictment. The preliminary investigation revealed that the senior policeman of the...
    December 3, 2011 14:33