  Armenia ex-President 'questioned in case probing 10-year-old clashes' February 4, 2019 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Third Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has spent 5 hours at the Special Investigative Committee for questioning as part of a probe into clashes between the police and peaceful protesters following the presidential election in 2008, Armtimes.com reports. According to the media publication, Sargsyan was questioned on February 1, and his question will continue later. The Investigative committee has yet to comment on the allegations. Former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and second President Robert Kocharyan are among the handful of officials charged as part of the investigation. 10 people were killed in the clashes on March 1, 2008.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
