Sasna Tsrer's Araik “Lone Wolf” Khandoyan handed 2-month jail termAugust 3, 2016 - 11:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The court of first instance of the Arabkir and Kanaker –Zeytun administrative districts sentenced 2 members of the Sasna Tsrer (Daredevils of Sassoun) group - Karabakh war veteran Araik “Lone Wolf” Khandoyan and Varuzhan Avetisyan - to 2 months in jail, according to Tert.am. Khandoyan and Avetisyan were charged with hostage-taking, illegal acquisition, possession, transportation and carrying of arms. As was reported earlier, Khandoyan refuses to plead guilty. Related links: 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 | Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. |