  Office of RA Prosecutor General initiates criminal case on violence against Pashinyan in prison March 1, 2011 - 14:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Office of the RA Prosecutor General initiated a criminal case over violence in Kosh penitentiary on November 11, 2010, against opposition journalist Nikol Pashinyan, who has been imprisoned with respect to the March events in 2008. Armenia’s Prosecutor General Aghvan Hovsepyan made the relevant decision. He has annulled the December 30, 2010, decision of the head of Kosh penitentiary on non-initiation of a criminal case on assault, noting that the preliminary investigation over the case was conducted with omissions. Imprisoned editor of Haykakan Zhamanak paper Nikol Pashinyan informed of the assault on November 11, 2010. After investigation and questioning of other prisoners, the Armenian Ministry of Justice refuted the statement.   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. |
