Armen Kazarian, an alleged Armenian crime boss rounded up by U.S. authorities in 2010 on charges of attempting to defraud Medicare out of $100 million, was sentenced today to three years imprisonment by a U.S. federal court in New York.
Armenia’s National Security Service (NSS) today stated that they found a “Nagan” type revolver during a search of the apartment of one of the suspects arrested in the Paryur Hayrikian shooting.
“They were actually indirect pressures. My telephone conversations were being tapped. People didn't want to meet me because they had been subtly pressured to do so. Naturally, I understood what was going on,” stated the now former candidate.
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Several dozen citizens in Yerevan and other regions received phone calls from authorities demanding their passport information.
Today, 9 days before the presidential elections, TNS opinion is presenting the results of its survey "Poll: Armenia on the Eve of Presidential Elections" describing the voting preferences and motivations of the Armenian voters, but also their views on the on-going campaigns of the various candidates.
The crisis in the Republic of Armenia and the ways to break through it is laid on the shoulders of the society. Therefore, we the citizens of the Republic of Armenia consider it our immediate duty to act in the interest of our state and our people. The Armenian public strives to rid itself from the pressure of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) that -being closely intertwined with the state itself- tramples the electoral rights of citizens....
The Serbian anti-corruption agency is looking at the assets of National Security Advisor Ivica Tončev after he failed to report company ownership on his mandatory asset declaration forms.