Abrahamyan's two deputies are also from the ruling Republican Party – Edward Sharmazanov, who is currently serving as Deputy President, and a new face – Hermineh Naghdalyan.
Judge Mkhitar Papoyan stated that the prosecution had proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Ohanyan had pilfered, for personal gain, 574,420 litres of gasoline destined to be used by the police.
She noted that if all Armenia’s citizens took pride in their work, many things would change in the country. The singer added that it wasn’t shameful to work for a small pay check but that it was a shame not to work.
The RA Special Investigations Service (SIS) looked into the Hetq allegations and then launched a criminal case regarding the theft of the money that had been confiscated from some Italian citizens who had been involved in a fraud scheme in Armenia.
Yesterday I learned that the market at the end of Mashdots Street, which is a historical landmark, was slated to be demolished. But today on News.am, I saw a photo of the rear of the building completely destroyed. The photo and story were published late Monday morning (on Independence day of the First Republic). Hetq reported that Yerevan Mayor Taron Markarian said the recent work undergone was not authorized.
Yesterday, Judge Varduhie Hovnanyan threw out the slander suit filed by Lernapat Mayor Vano Yeghiazaryan against Hetq reporter Andrineh Torosyan.
At today’s session of the Yerevan Municipal Council, several members of HAK (Armenian National Congress) elected to the body handed in their resignations.
Residents of 106 Nalbandyan Street in Yerevan will stage a demonstration at the site on June 2 at noon to protest ongoing illegal construction of a luxury residential building in their backyard.
Turkish newspapers, TV stations, and websites gave extensive coverage to Davutoglu’s reported overtures to Armenians. The Turkish media linked the Foreign Minister’s initiative to Armenian plans for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Genocide in 2015.
The other day, school Vice Principal Seda Khlopouzyan told Hetq that they had no information when the election would take place. She only said that there had been two applications for the job of principal; that of Kimik Petrosyan and Armen Niazyan.
This week, a Turkish court approved a criminal indictment against four former Israeli military commanders for their alleged role in the deaths of nine Turkish activists who were trying to break Israel’s blockade of Hamas-run Gaza in 2010. The indictment calls for between 8,000 and 18,000 life sentences for each of the Israeli men.
Armenia Tree Project (ATP) has recently completed its spring programs after planting a total of 233,466 trees throughout the country. The total includes 140,366 seedlings planted in the town ofSaratovkain northernArmenia, 51,100 seedlings that were provided to communities to establish new forested areas, and 42,000 fruit and decorative trees planted at 118 sites in 11 regions.
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