Armenian Prosecutor’s Office considers 84 reports on voting violationMay 7, 2012 - 11:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During the parliamentary voting, Armenian Prosecutor’s Office started proceedings on 84 reports as of 11pm, May 6. 20 reports were received through the hot line operating at the Prosecutor’s Office, while 50 were launched due to monitoring of the mass media by the Prosecutor’s Office staff. 3 criminal cases were launched, two of which by Article 154 of the Armenian Criminal Code (Breaching the confidentiality of ballot). One case was filed in compliance with article 316, Part 1 (violence or threat of violence, not dangerous for life or health, against a representative of authorities or close relatives, concerned with performance of his official duties, as well as hindrance to the representative of authorities in the execution of duties under law; punished with a fine in the amount of 300 to 500 minimal salaries, or with imprisonment for the term of up to 5 years.). Clarifications were provided in response to one report; one was submitted to the Central Electoral Commission for consideration, while examination of 79 reports is underway. 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 | 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. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |