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  • 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
  • Sentenced for money laundering
    The Court of First Instance of Gegharkunik region sentenced eight persons for legalizing illegally obtained income, committing swindling, squandering and abusing authorities. The Court examined the sources of evidence and found out that six employees of the Sevan Branch of the “VTB-Armenia Bank” CJSC were guilty of allocating loans from 2007 to 2009 without proper...
    November 24, 2011 18:04
  • Criminal case initiated on swindling and legalizing money in large amount
    The Department for the Cases Investigated by the RA National Security Agencies of the RA General Prosecutor’s Office has initiated a criminal case against the citizens of the Republic of Guinea and the United Republic of Tanzania for swindling money in large amount and illegally legalizing the incomes. The criminal case has been initiated according to two articles...
    November 21, 2011 18:15
  • Armenia’s Police Force will be free from “tourists” or “immovable” employees – Police Chief
    YEREVAN. – Armenian News-NEWS.am’s correspondent interviewed Armenia’s newly appointed Police Chief, Lieutenant General Vladimir Gasparyan, and below is an excerpt from the questions and answers: Immediately after your appointment, you had stated there would not be a personnel “massacre.” But don’t the active changes mean you are in contradiction with your...
    November 18, 2011 10:06
  • World’s “7 billionth resident” born in Armenia (Photo)
    ARTIK. – The world’s “seven billionth resident” was born at the maternal hospital of Armenia’s Artik city. The baby boy’s parents, who are from Pemzashen village, decided to name him Vahram Voskanyan. Little Vahram’s father works in Russia, but, having heard the good news, he decided to return in two days. The seven billionth child was born two weeks early,...
    October 31, 2011 18:02
  • Man who beat his wife to death sentenced to ten years in Armenia
    YEREVAN. – The general court of Vayoc Dzor and Ararat regions sentenced Yanis Sarkisov to ten years of freedom deprivation for brutally beating his 20-year-old wife to death. It turned out during the trial that Yanis Sarkisov and his mother frequently beat the 20-year-old wife who grew up in orphanage, and on the accident day they beat her and kicked on the stairs. On...
    October 15, 2011 1:10
  • Armenian doctors arrested in LA on charges of illegally selling medicine
    Two physicians are arrested in Los Angeles on charges of illegal sale of strong-affecting drugs. Mike Mikaelian and Anjelica Sanamian had received approximately one-million-dollar worth OxyContin tablets from the Medicare system, and, through their clinic, they were to distribute this medicine to the needy, free of charge. But, through their accomplices, they sold the...
    October 14, 2011 12:34
  • President Serzh Sargsyan received the winners of the artistic and scientific works competition organized by the Union of Russian Armenians and the World Armenian Congress
    President Serzh Sargsyan received today the winners of the artistic and scientific works competition organized by the Union of Russian Armenians and the World Armenian Congress as well as the leaders of the corresponding scientific and artistic organizations. At the meeting present were also the Minister of Diaspora Affairs Hranush Hakopian and Chairman of the Union of...
    October 12, 2011 22:22
  • Ambassador of Poland robbed in Armenia
    YEREVAN. – According to the unofficial information available to NEWS.am, Yerevan registered another elite robbery. Ambassador of Poland to Armenia Zdzislaw Raczynski was recently robbed. His home is located on Barbyus Street in Yerevan. The source informs that money and jewelry were taken. Police did not reject the report and added that it occurred on Monday. Thieves...
    October 5, 2011 22:58
  • Policeman accused of illegal turnover of narcotic drugs
    The preliminary investigation of the criminal case initiated against a policeman of the Police for carrying out illegal turnover of narcotic drugs has been completed in the RA Special Investigation Service. The prosecutor supervising the preliminary investigation of the criminal case has confirmed the bill of indictment. The preliminary investigation has revealed that...
    September 28, 2011 14:36
  • Owner of Kardashian’s sex tape wants to sell rights only to Kim
    The company having rights for Kim Kardashian’s sex tape does not intend to sell it yet. The head of Vivid Entertainment Steve Hirsch told TMZ website they refused to sell the tape to a mysterious buyer, not Kardashian,The Daily Mail writes. “Although the offer that we ultimately received was substantial, when I realised it wasn’t Kim it became less appealing,”...
    September 27, 2011 18:06
  • Armenian woman wanted by Interpol transported from Turkey to Yerevan
    YEREVAN.- An Armenian woman who has been wanted since 2008 was brought to Yerevan on Thursday by the officers of Interpol. Haykanush Hovhannisyan, 31, who has been searched by Yerevan police on charges of recruiting people for exploitation, was arrested.   NEWS.am
    September 23, 2011 15:04