  No life sentence reviewed in Armenia over past 20 years June 2, 2011 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of Helsinki Committee of Armenia Avetik Ishkhanyan thinks that Armenia’s judicial system is still defective. “No life sentence has been reviewed in Armenia since 1991,” Ishkhanyan told a discussion on problems of life-term prisoners in Armenia. According to him, lawyers refrain from voicing problems of these people, while the public considers their rights should not be protected. He went on saying: “The situation suggests that a court may pass a wrong judgment with respect to a political prisoner, but not a life-term prisoner. Does it mean that our judicial system is so perfect that there is no need to review verdicts?” Ishkhanyan noted that life sentences are usually reviewed in all developed countries, as a result of which many people are released.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. 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.   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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
