Members of National Democratic Pole detained in Armenia![]() May 28, 2022 - 16:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Member of the board of the National Democratic Pole Varuzhan Avetisyan has been detained in Armenia, the party said in a statement Saturday, May 28. “Other prominent members of the Sasna Tsrer rebel group have also been detained, the party said in a small statement. The group known as Sasna Tsrer (named after the Armenian epic "Daredevils of Sassoun") stormed a police patrol department in summer of 2016 and took everyone inside hostage. In 2021, one of the members of the group, Armen Bilyan, was found guilty and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The court also handed jail terms to the other members of the group. As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news |