  Paper reveals opposition parliamentary candidate’s assaulter April 21, 2012 - 12:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gayane Arustamyan, candidate of the opposition Armenian National Congress (ANC) nominated in the 1st constituency was attacked several days ago; a criminal case on bodily injury according to Article 117 of Armenia’s Criminal Code was initiated and preliminary investigation was launched on April 16. According to Zhoghovurd paper, the man who attacked Arustamyan and ANC proportional candidate Babken Garoyan was identified as Vardan Vardanyan, chairman of the housing community. Investigation is underway, paper says.   Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh.   Partner news |  Latest news Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent  The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent.Iran’s Red Crescent sends aid to Armenia’s flood-hit regions The Iranian Red Crescent Society has sent humanitarian aid to the victims of deadly floods that hit northern Armenia on May 25-26.Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. |
