Armenian MPs banned from visiting jailed Sasna Tsrer membersAugust 3, 2016 - 17:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Even parliamentarians are banned from visiting those arrested in the recent siege of the Yerevan police station, a Prosperous Armenia Party MP Vahe Enfiajyan said, according to Armenian media. According to Enfiajyan’s Facebook post, “on arriving on August at the Nubarashen penitentiary to visit the Sasna Tsrer armed group members with my colleague Levon Khachatryan we were informed that the preliminary investigation body bans any meetings with arrestees; the latter are disallowed from making phone calls, meeting with their families and mass media.” The MP further stated that legal measures will be undertaken to meet those arrested. Earlier, opposition MP Nikol Pashinyan was disallowed from visiting the injured members of Sasna Tsrer armed group at the Hospital for Convicts. As the MP stated in his Facebook post, “the heads of the Hospital for Convicts disregarded my right as an MP to see the members of Sasna Tsrer. This, in fact, means that an illegal political decision is being implemented to forbid me any communication with the detained or arrested members of Sasna Tsrer.” Related links: Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | 269 people evacuated amid severe floods in Armenia’s north According to the Interior Ministry, 269 people have been evacuated from their homes in Lori and Tavush provinces. Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. |