RA Ministry of Justice not to comment on the escape of two life prisonersNovember 30, 2009 - 16:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Following the numerous requests from various media about the escape from Nubarashen penal institution of two life prisoners, RA Ministry of Justice reiterates that it refrains from publishing any information on the matter. As the press service of RA justice ministry reports, the preliminary investigation is carried out by the Special Investigation Service. November 27 at 6:00 p.m. two life prisoners Soghomon Kocharyan and Mher Yenokyan escaped from the Yerevan-based Nubarashen penal institution, Arsen Babayan, spokesman of the criminal executive department of the RA justice ministry said. "All necessary steps to locate the place of escaped convicts are taken. At this moment nothing is known about the runaway," he said. 34-year-old Mher Yenokyan and 43-year-old Soghomon Kocharyan condemned to life imprisonment for murder, and they crash out of the prison for the second time. The first time they eloped in December 2004 from "Goris" penal institution, but a few weeks later had been detained and transferred to "Nubarashen". 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. |