SPECIAL INSTITUTION FOR SENTENCED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT TO BE CREATED IN ARMENIANovember 15, 2002 - 22:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A special institution for the sentenced to life imprisonment will be created in Armenia in 2004. As stated by representative of the Armenian ministry of Justice Nikolay Arustamian, due to the moratorium for capital punishment introduced in Armenia in 1991, 42 convicts are awaiting for substitution for the verdict with life imprisonment. In his turn, advisor of the Armenian minister of internal affairs Nikolay Grigorian noted that in spite of the presence of an item on death penalty in the Criminal Code of the republic since 1961, the executioner's wage is not provided for. It is interesting that demanding implementation of death penalty the Armenian society holds negative attitudes towards hangman's profession, Grigorian noted. He also reported that according to the American specialists' calculations, a death penalty is 2.5 times more expensive than life maintenance of prisoners. Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. Partner news | MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. WFP, EDB, Yeremyan Farm to expand Milk in Schools project in Armenia The partnership aims to establish a cooperative framework to assess the feasibility of the initiative. Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia. |