Several Shocking Murders Committed in Armenia in 2006September 6, 2006 - 15:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Several shocking murders were committed in Yerevan in 2006. Sedrak Zatikyan, the elder of the Malatia-Sebastia community and the son of RA NA member, late Vahan Zatikyan, was killed in Yerevan June 22.Well-known entrepreneur, head of the Organization of Children's Rights Protection Alexander Givoyev was killed on Ashtarak-Gyumri highway August 8. Director of "Merci" bijouterie shop Armen Grigoryan was found dead in his flat with his hands and feet tied August 9. Head of the local administration Tigran Petrosyan of Dalar village (Ararat region) was shot dead August 30 by former head of the village administration Gegham Badalyan, who was later arrested. The service car of Shahen Hovasapyan, the head of the operating and investigating department of RA State Tax Service, exploded in the center of Yerevan, September 6 at about 10 a.m. local time. Shahen Hovasapyan died immediately. According to the statistics, the crime growth in Armenia during the initial half of 2006 made 9.9%, reported newsarmenia.ru. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |