RA Appellate Court left verdict unchangedMay 20, 2009 - 14:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Appellate Court did not overturn lower court's decision over former Deputy Prosecutor General Gagik Jhangiryan's. case. On April 23, the First Instance Court of Kentron and Nork Marash districts found ex-Deputy Prosecutor General Gagaik Jhangiryan guilty under Section 1, Article 316 of RA Criminal Code (violence against a representative of authorities). Jhangiryan was sentenced to 3 years in prison, with February 23 considered the official date of entry into force of verdict. During post-electoral protests in March-February 2008, Jhangiryan backed opposition and accused authorities of falsifying elections. On February 23, 2008, he was arrested by law enforcement agencies. Under a decree issued by President Robert Kocharyan on the same day, Jhangiryan was dismissed from post. He was charged with crimes prescribed by Articles 316 (Violence against a representative of authorities), 235 (illegal possession of weapons) and 300 (usurping state power) of RA Criminal Code. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |