  Court releases life convict for the first time in Armenia October 22, 2015 - 17:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan's Kentron and Nork-Marash districts granted the request by the “Hospital for Convicts” for the release of Soghomon Kocharyan, imprisoned for life. This is the first case of life convict's release in Armenia. A Karabakh war veteran and 2nd category disabled, Kocharyan was hospitalized in Grigor Lusavorich medical center in August, 2015. His condition is deemed stable heavy. Kocharyan is diagnosed with ischemic heart disease, i.e. 4th stage heart failure, as well as chronic postinfarction aneurysm and pneumonia. Kocharian was sentenced to death for murdering an Iranian Azerbaijani in 1995. By Armenian President's decree, the death penalty was commuted to life imprisonment in 2003. Related links:   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 |  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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
