Criminal case instigated over missing Gyumri Russian base servicemanFebruary 28, 2015 - 13:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Investigative Committee instigated a criminal case over the disappearance of Arthur Afyan, a contract serviceman of Russian Federal Security Service’s Frontier Department in Armenia, Aysor.am reports. The criminal case was initiated under Article 104 (murder) of the Armenian Criminal Code, according to the press service of Investigative Committee. Investigative and operational search actions are being taken to find Afyan. Gyumri resident Alvard Mkrtchyan earlier informed the law enforcement bodies that her husband Arthur Afyan, 26, was missing since he left their home around 2:00 am on February 21. Reports about the soldier’s disappearance appeared in the local media on February 23. Prior to his disappearance Afyan told his wife that ‘he had run into debt’. Earlier, the spokesman of the Russian Southern Military District Colonel Igor Gorbul said that reports about the disappearance of soldier Artur Afyan from the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri (Armenia) were false. The official added that the soldier was serving at the base, TASS reports. 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 | U.S., Turkey emphasize importance of Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal Jake Sullivan and Akif Cagatay Kilic have discussed the normalization process between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Armenia coach expects good football in Slovenia friendly The Armenian national team has left for Ljubljana a friendly match against Slovenia on June 4. SBP instant transfers now available from 190 Russian banks to Armenia To receive money from Russian banks, easywallet users need to go to their easywallet accounts. Armenia's Davit Chaloyan qualifies for Paris Olympics The Armenian boxer qualified for Paris Olympics after a series of successful bouts at the 2nd World Qualification Tournament. |