  Gevorg Kostanyan appointed new Prosecutor General October 1, 2013 - 16:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sagsyan, along with 103 MPs out of 108, voted in favor of appointing Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan to the post of Prosecutor General, aysor.am said. Armenian Constitution envisages for the Prosecutor General to be elected by members of parliament through a secret ballot. On September 26, President nominated Kostanyan to the post of Prosecutor General following completion of the Aghvan Hovsepyan’s service term. Hovsepyan occupied the position twice during 15 years. According to Constitution, the National Assembly appoints the President-nominated Prosecutor General for 6 years. The Prosecutor can be nominated more than twice. On January 13, President Sargsyan signed a decree on dismissal of Armen Khachatryan from the post of the Armenian Military Prosecutor. Under another decree, Advisor to the Armenian President Gevorg Kostanyan was appointed to the post of the Armenian Military Prosecutor and Deputy Prosecutor General Kostanyan has been the representative of Armenia at European Court since 2004. Related links:   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. |
