Armenian citizen pleads guilty of engaging in espionageJanuary 23, 2010 - 17:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - General Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepyan launched Friday court proceedings over the case of former Defense Ministry employee accused of high treason (particularly, espionage and illegal acquisition and maintenance of arms).The inquest data found Armenian citizen, former Defense Ministry employee G. Hayrapetyan and Iranian citizen of Azeri decent B. Bageri guilty of crimes prescribed by Section 1, Article 299 of RA Criminal Code. Hayrapetyan pleaded guilty during the trial, while Bageri didn't, General Prosecutor's office says in a release. Considering the nature of the case, the court satisfied the Prosecutor's motion for conducting the hearings behind closed doors. In April 2009, Hayrapetyan was recruited by Azerbaijani intelligence services. As it turned out later, he was engaged in collecting and providing them with confidential information about the fighting capacity of Armenia's armed forces. He received his last task from B. Bageri on September 1, 2009. As watchword, the parties agreed to use the photo of Hayrapetyan's acquaintance. Receiving Bageri in his apartment and getting from him an envelop containing notes on his next task, Hayrapetyan gave the latter all the materials that could be used for anti-Armenian propaganda. The materials were found by NSS employees on Karchevan checkpoint (Meghri). Law enforcers also found arms and armament in Hayrapetyan's house. 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 | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |