  STEPANAKERT FORMER MAYOR SENTENCED TO CONDITIONAL DEPRIVATION OF LIBERTYDecember 21, 2001 - 21:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In accordance with the verdict of the Supreme Court of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic former Mayor of Stepanakert, brother of the former Defense Minister of the Republic Karen Babayan accused of official status abuse and illegal storage of weapons and ammunition, was set free yesterday. After considering the barrister appeal the Supreme Court modified the sentence of imprisonment for 5 years and a half passed earlier. The supreme judicial echelon of NKR has condemned Babayan to four years of conditional deprivation of liberty.  Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
