It turns out that the Police Department, in the person of Police Chief Vladimir Gasparyan, has opted to bury the matter, despite the existence of sound evidence that large amounts were laundered and illegally appropriated.
Several hundred people marched on the Police Headquarters in Yerevan to protest the heavy-handed tactics of the cops during operations on August 24 to remove citizen activists who blocked traffic on Komitas Street.
Prosperous Party leader Gagik Tsaroukyan stated today that while certain universities may be forced to raise tuitions, drastic hikes are unacceptable given Armenia’s present socio-economic situation.
Paylak Hayrapetyan is not a happy man, given that Bon Armenia LLC. has taken title to three of his properties that had been put up as collateral with AmeriaBank in a government-backed program to transform Armenia into a world center for the polishing and sale of diamonds.
Civic activist Rouzanna Grigoryan has announced that police took four activists in custody last night from the vicinity of the Yerevan Municipality.
The Pre-Parliament has stated that the police detained one of its members, Sahak Poghosyan, from the vicinity of 5 Komitas Street, where the construction of a controversial building has been the site of recent protests.