Juveniles In Armenia Not Informed About Their Rights In Their Arrest

JUVENILES IN ARMENIA NOT INFORMED ABOUT THEIR RIGHTS IN THEIR ARREST

14:16, 13 March, 2013

YEREVAN , MARCH 13, ARMENPRESS: Study on ill-treatment and torture of
juveniles in Armenia in the context of juvenile justice show 31 per
cent of juveniles were not informed about the reasons for their arrest.

As Armenpress reports, according to the study ,out of 82 juveniles
interviewed for the study about 21 per cent were not informed about
the reasons for their arrest, while 42 per cent did not read the
arrest protocol before signing it. Although in the majority of cases
juveniles were informed about their rights during detention or arrest,
31 per cent of them admitted that they were never informed about
their rights. In the majority of cases advocates were not present
during the first interrogation of a juvenile.

“Policy and legislation are not the only sectors are required to
ensure the protection of children exposed to ill-treatment. Effective
intervention in support to the victims, and prevention initiatives,
require the setup of cooperating mechanism among various professionals,
from the policy and justice representatives to social workers and
psychologists” UNICEF Representative in Armenia Henriette Ahrens
stated.

The study on ill treatment and torture of juveniles in Armenia funded
by EU, was carried out by UNICEF together with the European Union,
Human Rights Defender’s office, the Civil Society Institute, and in
partnership with Penal Reform International.

Tense Situation In Liberty Square. Live Broadcast

TENSE SITUATION IN LIBERTY SQUARE. LIVE BROADCAST

2013-03-14 12:43:00

Former candidate for presidency, leader of “Heritage” party Raffi
Hovhannisyan continues his hunger strike in Liberty Square. Police
officers do not allow to place a tent in Liberty Square.

To note, according to official final results of the CEC, published on
February 25, incumbent President Serzh Sargsyan won the first round
presidential elections held on February 18 with 58.64% of votes.

The leader of “Heritage” party Raffi Hovannisian, who took second place
with 36.74% of the vote, did not recognize the election results and
declared a “revolution of greetings.” On February 20, supporters of
the leader of the “Heritage” conducted rallies in Yerevan and regions
of the country.

Live broadcast from Liberty Square.

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Squash Instead Of Press Conference

SQUASH INSTEAD OF PRESS CONFERENCE

01:37 PM | TODAY | POLITICS

Today at 12 pm “Heritage” spokesman Ruben Khurshudyan should have given
press conference in Freedom square. However at this moment there is a
real squash in the square and the press conference does not take place.

On one side the police are, on the other side Vice President of
“Heritage” party Styopa Safaryan, Speaker Hovsep Khurshudyan, party’s
MPs Zaruhi Postanjyan, Tevan Poghosyan and Armenian National Congress
(HAK) deputy Nikol Pashinyan.

Shame, shame,-the gatherers were vocalizing. The reason was the
question raised by Raffi Hovhanissyan to put a tent in the square.

Note that R. Hovhannisyan is on hunger-strike already 4 years.

After a long debate, party members and the police, led by Deputy Police
Chief of Yerevan, went for a private conversation, without journalists;
they are discussing Raffi Hovhannisian’s question to put a tent or not.

http://www.a1plus.am/en/politics/2013/03/14/freedom

Us Lawmakers Urge Erdogan To Retract Zionism Slurs

US LAWMAKERS URGE ERDOGAN TO RETRACT ZIONISM SLURS

TERT.AM
11:07 ~U 14.03.13

Eighty-nine members of the US Congress signed a letter calling on
Turkey’s prime minister to retract his comments blasting Zionism,
JTA reported.

The lawmakers, representing both houses of Congress and both political
parties, sent the one-page letter to Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday to
express “our grave disappointment with the statement you made at the
United Nations-sponsored conference in Vienna last month equating
Zionism – the foundation of the Jewish state and the movement for
Jewish self-determination -with fascism and anti-Semitism, and labeling
it a ‘crime against humanity.’ ”

Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.), who signed the letter, in a statement
sent to JTA said Erdogan’s “outlandish comment is simply unacceptable”
and “further threatens unrest in an already perilous region.”

Another signer, Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), said, “Rather than pursuing
closer ties with the United States, Europe and Israel, Erdogan
continues to pursue a policy of distance and isolation from the West.”

Jorge Mario Bergoglio Of Argentina Elected As 266th Pope

JORGE MARIO BERGOGLIO OF ARGENTINA ELECTED AS 266TH POPE

23:26 13.03.2013

Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina was elected as Supreme
Pontiff of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics, the Vatican announced
Thursday.

White smoke emerged at 2:05 a.m. PHL time from the chimney of the
Sistine Chapel of the Vatican Apostolic Palace, where 115 cardinals
gathered to elect a new pope Tuesday.

Pope (NAME) succeeds Pope Benedict XVI, who resigned on February 28
amid daunting problems facing the Church at one of the most difficult
periods in its history.

>From the Hall of Blessings of the Vatican Basilica, the Cardinal
proto-deacon made the solemn announcement about the election of the
new pope, who became the 265th successor of Saint Peter.

http://www.armradio.am/en/2013/03/13/jorge-mario-bergoglio-of-argentina-elected-as-266th-pope/

Les Partis D’Opposition Formeront-Ils Une Alliance A La Veille Des E

LES PARTIS D’OPPOSITION FORMERONT-ILS UNE ALLIANCE A LA VEILLE DES ELECTIONS MUNICIPALES D’EREVAN ?

Le Congrès national armenien a appele a la formation d’une large
alliance de l’opposition pour constituer un front uni au parti
Republicain aux prochaines elections municipales d’Erevan, tout en
se disant pret a se mettre d’accord avec les partis Armenie prospère,
Dachnak et Heritage sur une liste commune de candidats. Selon le CNA,
il s’agit d’une occasion unique pour ces quatre formations politiques
de remporter une victoire importante en coordonnant leurs efforts. ”
Cela signifierait ouvrir la porte a un eventuel changement de regime
“, a-t-il declare. Le CNA a toutefois note qu’a l’heure actuelle,
il n’avait discute de cette proposition avec aucune des trois autres
partis politiques. Rappelons que la veille, Armen Roustamian du parti
Dachnak avait egalement souligne l’importance d’une unification des
forces d’opposition, dont la victoire marquerait ” la première etape
” du changement de pouvoir.

Extrait de la revue de presse de l’Ambassade de France en Armenie en
date du 7 mars 2013

jeudi 14 mars 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

Les Proches De Parouyr Hayrikian Doutent Que Vardan Sedrakian Ait Co

LES PROCHES DE PAROUYR HAYRIKIAN DOUTENT QUE VARDAN SEDRAKIAN AIT COMMANDITE LA TENTATIVE DE MEURTRE CONTRE CELUI-CI

Alors que le Service de securite nationale a officiellement accuse
l’ex-candidat aux elections presidentielles, Vardan Sedrakian,
d’avoir commandite la tentative de meurtre contre un autre candidat,
Parouyr Hayrkian, un ami proche de celui-ci emet des doutes quant a
la responsabilite de V. Sedrakian, qui d’après lui, n’avait pas de
raison de vouloir attenter a la vie de M. Hayrikian. Selon cet ami,
meme si Vardan Sedrakian a pu jouer un rôle dans cette tentative de
meurtre, il n’en serait pas le commanditaire principal. / 168 Jam,
Aravot, Hayots Achkhar

Extrait de la revue de presse de l’Ambassade de France en Armenie en
date du 7 mars 2013

jeudi 14 mars 2013, Stephane ©armenews.com

Temel Demirer : L’Etat Turc Est Le Meurtrier De Hrant Dink. Je Dis A

TEMEL DEMIRER : L’ETAT TURC EST LE MEURTRIER DE HRANT DINK. JE DIS AUSSI IL Y A EU UN GENOCIDE ARMENIEN DANS CE PAYS

Un autre Procès sur l’article 301 pour le Journaliste Demirer

Le Journaliste Demirer fait l’objet d’un procès fonde sur l’article
301 du Code Penal turc après qu’il ait fait une declaration a la
suite du report de son procès initial fonde sur le meme article.

Ankara- BIA News Desk – 12 mars 2013

Elif AKGUL

Les Services de Police d’Ankara ont transmis un rapport au bureau du
Procureur en chef d’Ankara, selon lequel le journaliste Temel Demirer
a enfreint l’article 301 du Code Penal Turc lorsqu’il a fait a la
presse une declaration qui faisait suite au report du procès initial
fonde sur le meme article.

Les effets du jugement du premier procès ont ete suspendus tout autant
que, conformement aux dispositions des articles 1 et 2 de la loi 6352,
il ” ne commettrait pas un nouveau crime vis-a-vis de la première
clause au cours des trois prochaines annees ” [ce qui caracterise
en droit francais une peine assortie du sursis, ou une decision de
sursis a statuer] .

A propos des recentes reformes juridiques, Demirer se questionne :
” s’il y a un changement, pourquoi cette enquete a-t-elle ete ouverte ?

À quoi sert cet ensemble [de reformes] ? ”

S’agissant de l’enquete initiale, le bureau du Procureur en chef avait
demande l’autorisation du Ministre de la justice, ce qui est conforme
a la procedure depuis le 8 mai 2008. A ce moment-la, les changements
apportes a l’article 301 controverse reduisaient a deux ans la peine
maximale pour avoir ” denigre la nation turque, la Republique turque,
son gouvernement ou ses institutions “.

Selon le rapport de police, a la suite du procès, Demirer avait
dit devant le palais de justice : ” Si je ne dis pas ‘ il y a eu
un Genocide armenien en Turquie ‘, ou si je ne declare pas ‘ l’etat
turc est un etat criminel ‘ pendant les trois annees qui viennent,
je serai acquitte. Dès a present, cinq minutes après le procès,
sans attendre trois ans, je dis, ‘ l’etat turc est le meurtrier de
Hrant Dink ‘. Je dis aussi ‘ il y a eu un Genocide armenien dans
ce pays ‘. Si le tribunal, si la force publique, ou le ministère
de l’injustice qui ont reporte mon procès n’ouvrent pas un autre
procès, alors ils auront commis un crime “. ” Je n’incite personne a
commettre un crime. Ce que je dis c’est que les idees ne peuvent pas
etre enchaînees dans ce pays. J’ai appris d’Ismail Besikci, Fikret
Baskaya et Baskin Oran [des universitaires emprisonnes ou poursuivis
pour leur travaux] que la liberte de pensee est vivante. Il y a eu
dans ce pays un Genocide armenien. L’Etat a tue Hrant Dink. Voila ce
que je pense. Par consequent, si vous voulez, poursuivez-moi “.

” Aucun changement de mentalite ”

Levent Kanat, l’avocat de Demirer, a dit a bianet qu’ils avaient
appris la nouvelle procedure par les journaux et n’avaient encore
recu aucune notification. Pour Kanat, l’enquete est l’indication d’une
mentalite sans changement : ils se pretendent plus democratiques mais
cela n’est pas vrai “.

Premier Procès

Lorsque Hrant Dink, le redacteur en chef du journal turco-armenien
Agos a ete tue le 19 janvier 2007, Demirer a dit le jour suivant
dans une declaration : “Hrant Dink n’a pas ete tue parce qu’il etait
armenien mais parce qu’il a dit qu’il y avait eu un Genocide armenien
“. Demirer a par la suite ete condamne sur le fondement de l’article
301, le procureur ayant demande deux ans d’emprisonnement. Lors de
la dernière audience du 19 fevrier 2013, Demirer a dit qu’il voulait
soit l’acquittement, soit une condamnation. Cependant, la cour avait
eu recours aux dispositions des articles 1 et 2 de la loi de 6352 qui
avait ete introduite dans le troisième ensemble de reformes judiciaire
et de la procedure penale. (EA/AG)

jeudi 14 mars 2013, Jean Eckian ©armenews.com

http://www.armenews.com/article.php3?id_article=87824

Armenia’s Anti-Trust Body Records Rise Of Prices Of Eggs And Fish

ARMENIA’S ANTI-TRUST BODY RECORDS RISE OF PRICES OF EGGS AND FISH

YEREVAN, March 13. / ARKA /. Chief of Armenia’s State Commission
for Protection of Economic Competition (SCPEC) Artak Shaboyan told
reporters today that his agency recorded a slight increase in the
prices of eggs and fish.

He said although poultry farms cite arguments to justify the rise
the anti-trust agency has started an inquiry to find out whether the
price increase is adequate to companies’ additional costs and once
again warned poultry farms, as well as supermarkets that unjustified
rise in prices is a gross violation of the rules of competition that
may be treated as abuse of dominant position in the market. He also
added that SCPEC continues daily monitoring of the markets.

The demand for eggs in Armenia traditionally grows ahead of Easter.

According to the latest findings of the SCPEC Monitoring Group,
some poultry farms have raised the price of a dozen of eggs by 20-60
drams, blaming the hike on increase of feed price which they import
from abroad.

According to the Union of Poultry Farmers of Armenia, feed cost
accounts for 70% of the cost of eggs. It says the price of maize
increased by 62%, that of soybeans by 78% and the price of wheat
by 42%.

As for the fish market, Shaboyan said his agency began monitoring it
not long ago finding out that two fisheries -Masis Dzuk and Unifish –
were dominating the market.”

Earlier, the head of the Association of Fish Farmers of Armenia, Artur
Atoyan, predicted that the price of fish ahead of Easter will rise
by about 100 drams and by another 300 drams after the holiday. The
average price of one kilogram of fish (usually trout) is now about
1450 drams. ($ 1 – 411.21 drams). -0-

Commandos: "Raffi And His Team Are Well Aware Of What They Are Doing

COMMANDOS: “RAFFI AND HIS TEAM ARE WELL AWARE OF WHAT THEY ARE DOING.”

2013-03-13 12:52:14

Former candidate for presidency, the leader of “Heritage” party Raffi
Hovhannisyan contines his hunger strike at Loiberty Square in Yerevan.

Hovannisian is periodically visited by his allies, party friends,
politicians and cultural figures.

Political developments in Armenia brought into the political arena
representatives almost of all shperes, all were quick to express
their opinion about the events unfolding in Armenia.

Lurer.com talked to Artsakh war hero, Major General Arkady
Ter-Tadevosyan (Commandos). Ter-Tadevosyan said he did not wish to
comment on the created political situation, to assess, since the
estimates are given by those who are well-informed in this area. He
also did not want to comment on his friends’ actions.

“Raffi and his team are well aware of what they are doing. Both on
this side, and on the other are my friends, I do not want to say
anything to anyone”, Commandos said.

Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan wished only peace and a peaceful outcome in
the created political situation.

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