Armenia: Opposition activist transferred to Investigative CommitteeApril 17, 2024 - 13:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Activist Samvel Vardanyan, detained under the article “hooliganism” and accused of insulting the lawmaker Hakob Aslanyan from the ruling Civil Contract party, has been taken to the Investigative Committee directly from the detention center. His lawyer Ruben Melikyan explained to journalists that in order to ensure the safety of his transportation, a group of opposition figures, including some deputies and members of the City Council, came to the pre-trial detention center in the morning. The decision to transfer Vardanyan to the Investigative Committee was made after he was beaten on April 15 on the way to the pre-trial detention center. According to Melikyan, the Investigative Committee should have initiated a criminal case based on media publications that Vardanyan has been “tortured”, but that did not happen. Melikyan noted that the case was fabricated. 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 | Ucom Celebrates Telecommunication Day May 17 commemorates the founding of the International Telecommunication Union on May 17, 1865. Armenian, Azerbaijani heads of parliament meet in Switzerland President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |