Armenia opens criminal case against Prime Minister's relative![]() April 5, 2019 - 11:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Criminal proceedings have been initiated against one of the relatives of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the PM himself broke the news on his Facebook page. "I would like to reveal that under my instruction a criminal case has been launched into an alleged abuse committed by one of my relatives," he said. "There is no doubt that the case will be fully investigated, and those guilty will bear the responsibility stipulated by the law. "This is a new Armenia, and no one with close ties to the Prime Minister can be above the law or have privileges." Related links: ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |