Ex-candidate Melikyan not to dispute election resultsMarch 2, 2013 - 18:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Former presidential candidate of Armenia Arman Melikyan has resolved against disputing the election results in the Constitutional Court. On his Facebook page, the ex-candidate noted absence of enough evidence of massive election fraud behind his decision, slamming Armenia’s justice system. “Though the statement is ready with more than enough evidence, judges don’t have the moral right to judge. I recall filing an appeal to the Constitutional Court back in 2008, trying to restore the rights of Armenian citizens living abroad. As I noted earlier, I will address neither the law enforcement bodies, nor the judicial authorities of Armenia, as we don’t have a legal country. “Filing an appeal to the country’s judicial authorities would imply that I recognize the system’s right to verdict. Such a decision doesn’t mean we have put up with the current situation. We only see other options for restoring the justice,” Melikyan’s statement reads. 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 | 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. 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. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |