Armenia: CSTO Sec-Gen charged with overthrowing constitutional orderJuly 27, 2018 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov was charged with overthrowing the constitutional order of Armenia on Friday, July 27, according to the Special Investigation Service. According to SIS, Khachaturov overthrew the constitutional order of Armenia by prior agreement with other persons. The investigator has submitted a petition to the court of general jurisdiction of the first instance of Yerevan to name detention as a preventive measure against Khachaturov. Khachaturov was summoned for interrogation on Thursday as a witness in an investigation into post-presidential election crackdown on March 1, 2008. Eight civilians and two police officers were killed immediately after the election of a new President 10 years ago. On March 1, 2008, Khachaturov commanded the Yerevan garrison of the Armenian Armed Forces. Former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has also been charged with overthrowing the constitutional order of Armenia. The Investigation Service announced earlier that it had charged Armenia’s defense minister at the time of the March 1, 2008 incident, General Mikayel Harutyunyan, with illegally mobilizing the country’s Armed Forces against peaceful demonstrators, calling it a “breach of constitutional order.” Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |