Ex-Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has described today’s Court of Appeals’ ruling to detain him on charges of usurping state power in March 2008 as a “politically motivated decision” forced by the current Armenian government.
Maria Karapetyan is running for parliament in the December 9 snap parliamentary elections on the My Step Alliance ticket. Karapetyan discusses her campaign and the participation of women in Armenian politics.
The Armenian Department of Police reports that a combined European law enforcement taskforce has found Narek Sargsyan, the nephew of former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, who fled Armenia last summer to avoid drugs and weapons charges.
Armenia’s Court of Appeals today ruled in favor of detaining former Armenian President Robert Kocharyan, charged with usurping state power during the March 1, 2008 post-election public protests.
Irina Gasparyan hopes that Bright Armenia will come in second place in the election and that she’ll get a seat in parliament.
Parliamentary candidates Mariam Chakhoyan and Sona Ghazaryan sit down with Hetq to discuss women’s participation in this year’s parliamentary election scheduled for December 9.
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