In Armenia, killing is still the main method of controlling the number of stray dogs, whereas the civilized world has been sterilizing them for quite some time.
Armenia’s Special Investigative Service (SIS) has refuted a charge made earlier today by lawyers for former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan that it is illegal for an investigative body to hold a defendant’s passport during an ongoing case.
Lawyers for former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan say that yesterday’s decision by the Special Investigative Service (SIS) to prevent their client from leaving the country, by having him sign an affidavit to that effect, is illegal given an August 13 Court of Appeals ruling that Kocharyan has immunity and cannot be prosecuted for the March 1, 2008 post- election violence in Yerevan that killed ten.
Armenia’s Prosecutor General’s Office has launched a criminal investigation of abuses and mismanagement related to the North-South Road Corridor construction project that amount to AMD 23.553 billion ($48.7 million) in losses between 2009 and 2018.