  Court upholds acquittal of man who threw apple at Pashinyan November 27, 2025 - 19:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s Criminal Court of Appeals has upheld the acquittal of a man who threw an apple at Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. The initial ruling was made on May 26, when the court declared Albert Arstamyan not guilty, finding insufficient grounds to prove hooliganism as defined under Article 297, Part 1 of Armenia’s Criminal Code. The Prosecutor’s Office had appealed the decision on August 7. However, the appeals court rejected the motion, and Judge Vache Margaryan announced that the May 26 acquittal remains in force. The ruling may be further appealed to the Court of Cassation within a month of receipt. In August 2024, during the Prime Minister’s visit to a relative’s home at 2 Rubinyants Street in Yerevan, 74-year-old Arstamyan threw an apple at him and was charged with hooliganism.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
