ARMENIAN PARLIAMENTARIANS CONSIDER PRESIDENT'S BODYGUARD'S VERDICT UNFAIRFebruary 21, 2002 - 22:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - At the briefing held in the National Assembly today the representatives of the parliamentary factions and deputy groups expressed dissatisfaction with the sentence pronounced by the court concerning the country President's bodyguard Aghamal Harutyunian recognized guilty in killing Georgian citizen Poghos Poghosian due to carelessness. As we have already reported, the murderer is sentenced to two years of criminal penalty. Leader of «Dashnaktsutyun» party Aghvan Vardanian stated that his party considered the court verdict too light. He expressed confidence that the sentence would be reviewed in the court of appeal. The Communist party faction is also displeased with the sentence. Communist Party of Armenia Chairman Frunze Kharatian stated that the trial on the case resembled a show. The members of «Unity» faction do not agree with the verdict either. The faction leader Galust Sahakian stressed that the public would not accept the sentence passed. 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”. |