Military prosecutor reports 50% drop in violent crimesJanuary 17, 2013 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Deputy Prosecutor General reported a 21,1% drop in the rate of crimes committed by servicemen in 2012. As military prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan told a January 17 news conference, preventive measures initiated in 2012 promoted a drastic decrease in the number of servicemen-perpetrated crimes. “A 50% drop in the number of violent crimes with lethal outcome was posted,” the official said, citing risk minimization behind the result. Top stories 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |