  ARMENIAN PRESIDENT SIGNED NEW CRIMINAL CODE REPEALING DEATH PENALTYMay 1, 2003 - 00:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian president Robert Kocharian signed the new Criminal Code passed by the Armenian parliament April 18 and providing for full repeal of death penalty in the republic. Let us note that in compliance with the new Code, life imprisonment will be used as extreme penalty in Armenia. Besides, Kocharian has signed the law "On giving effect to the new Criminal Code" passed by the parliament, according to which the repeal of death penalty does not apply to people, who had committed a number of heinous crimes before the adoption of the new Code.  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. |
