Category: 2018

VERELQ presents the most notable publications of the Armenian press.

“People” the daily writes. “Another party named “Sasna Tsrer” will be created in Armenia in the near future. It was announced yesterday Zhirayr Sefilyan and Varuzhan Avetisyan: They noted that this party will take part in the National Assembly elections and will pretend to have a serious role in the political field. And although yesterday Zhirayr Sefilyan claimed that they will be loyal to Pashinyan’s government, Varuzhan Avetisyan, who is accused in 2016 He made far-reaching hints in the capture of the police SSS regiment, in a completely opposite logic. At the beginning, he said that the newly created party will not be the heir of the armed group, and that this group has closed the page of the armed struggle in the current conditions of reestablishing the power of the people. On the other hand, however, Avetisyan said that the “Sasna Tsrer” group should not be judged, and if they are judged anyway, then Serzh Sargsyan has not left power. At first glance, it seems that “Sasna Tsr”, which is always known for their extremist approaches and accused of murdering three policemen, decided to enter the political arena after being released under Pashinyan’s government, accepting the rules of political struggle. But this is only at first glance. All the same, they enter politics “with a weapon” without refusing to use methods of armed struggle. They just don’t talk about it out loud now. In addition, they will resort to such methods of struggle not immediately, but, for example, when they are defeated as a result of the National Assembly elections. According to the rumors hanging in the air, even in private conversations, the released members of “Sasna Trees” sometimes make harsh statements and allusions when talking about these authorities, saying that they do not trust Pashinyan’s government and consider him “Serzh’s man”. And this is in the case that they were released during Pashinyan’s government, because during the RPA government, they would never have imagined that they would be released from the bars.”

“Publication” the daily writes. “The issue of expanding the number of participants was discussed at CSTO the other day. In particular, the package of documents on observer status was presented. This means that the issue of Azerbaijan becoming an observer member of the CSTO will be seriously discussed in the near future, which is quite dangerous in terms of solving the Artsakh issue. According to our information, the CSTO General Secretary could play a certain role in this matter and stop the process Yuri Khachaturov, but the criminal case initiated against him in Armenia weakened his position in the CSTO on the one hand, on the other hand he is already in the mood for a suitcase and is not in the mood to make any special efforts, so it can be said that the green light is on for Azerbaijan’s membership.

“People” the newspaper writes. “Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia Hovik Abrahamyan դստերը՝ Anna Abrahamyan, were sued. It became known to “Zhoghovurd” daily that on August 21, Vyacheslav Asryan applied to the Administrative Court of RA and demands to recognize the decision of notary Anna Abrahamyan’s rejection of August 20, 2018 as illegal, and to oblige, as a result, to register the obligation in the certificate of the heir who accepted the inheritance. Melanya Vardabyan, the defender of the plaintiff’s side, refused to comment yesterday. “According to the legal code, there is a lawyer’s secret, I cannot say anything without talking to my client, it is a lawyer’s secret,” he said. Let’s wait for the developments. Let us add that this case will be examined by the RA Administrative Court Judge Hrach Ayvazyan.”

“People” the newspaper writes. “Former police chief of RA Vladimir Gasparyandark clouds are gathering over the head. As it is known, on August 13, 2018, Hetq news website published about how the former police chief of RA Vladimir Gasparyan became the owner of a 3 million dollar mansion for 200 thousand dollars. “Zhoghovurd” daily inquired from the RA General Prosecutor’s Office whether any action is being taken based on the facts presented in this publication. And here, in response to the inquiry, the public relations department of the General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Armenia reported that the article was sent to the Special Investigation Service of the Republic of Armenia for consideration. He said that it is not excluded that a criminal case will be initiated against the former police chief in the SIS. One more reminder, the other day a criminal case was initiated against his brother, Karen Gasparyan, on the charge of violence against a citizen.”

“Publication” the newspaper writes. “The National Assembly staff signed a contract with Toyota Yerevan company to purchase 4 new Toyota Camrys. The purchase will take place from the savings of the NA staff budget. 3 of the cars will be given to the 3 vice presidents of the National Assembly, the 4th will remain “spare” to serve the guests. The all-new 2018 Camrys, however, will arrive about 6 months later. The government still has to approve the change of the expenditure item in the budget. That said, the NA vice-presidents may not even get to enjoy the new cars if Pashinyan decides to hold the extraordinary elections as soon as possible, or they will enjoy them, but only for 1-2 months. Until then, 2012 will be satisfied. with older Camrys.”

“Publication” the daily writes. “Internal political ferment has started in Karabakh, the political field has started to prepare for the upcoming elections, according to the scenario of events in Armenia. After the Velvet Revolution in Armenia, the activists of the “Luys Artsakhan” initiative formed in Artsakh are planning to turn the movement into a party. One of the initiators of the movement, a former deputy of the National Assembly, told us about this Vahan Badasyan. Let’s remind that the initiative was formed at the end of May of this year, it advocates the slogans of consolidation and removal of the local authorities. By the way, the secretary of the NSC of Artsakh is also a member of the initiative Vitaly Balasanyan brother Vachik Balasanyan. Badasyan said that it is not yet known whether the party will act under the same or a new name.

“Publication” the daily writes. Governor of Ararat Garik Sargsyan ordered inspections and audits in all regional institutions: hospitals, schools, kindergartens, etc. According to our information, black clouds are gathering over the head of Hayk Hovhannisyan, the head of the Artashat branch of “Arax” branch of “Electric Networks of Armenia”. According to the preliminary results of the inspections, large-scale abuses were allowed here. Hovhannisyan is a member of the National Assembly Araik Grigoryan is close, he owns a number of businesses in Artashat, he also owns the “Ararat” restaurant. This also fits into the plans of the new authorities to dethrone the oligarchs who are considered the support of the old authorities on the one hand, and to take the region from the owners of “Avshar” on the other hand.

“Fact” the daily writes. RA Deputy Minister of Health Anahit AvanesyanHe submitted to the ethics committee of high-ranking officials his request to take office in 2018. the declaration. Avanesyan declared four immovable properties: an apartment, a plot of land, a plot of land and a non-residential area of ​​an apartment building. He also owns a “FORD FIESTA 1.4 I” car. As of the day of assuming the position, he had a share worth 1 million drams and 850 thousand drams in cash. The income was 4 million 350 thousand drams and 4 million drams were received from dividends and 350 thousand drams from salary. Avanesyan in 2017-2018. was the director of “Abovyan 39” LLC, and a member of the board of “Arfarmatsia” CJSC during the same period. He is a member of the Chamber of Advocates.

CSTO General Secretary Yuri Khachaturov, through his lawyer Grigor Bekmezyan, filed a civil lawsuit against Stepan Grigoryan, the president of the Analytical Center for Globalization and Regional Cooperation, in order to protect his honor, dignity and business reputation. “Ararat Press” informs about this.

“The claim states that Stepan Grigoryan spread obvious false information and thus insulted and tried to defame the honor and dignity of Yuri Khachaturov.

The video of Stepan Grigoryan’s interview (July 30, 2018, A1 TV station) and the references were presented to the court, in which the analyst, according to the lawyer, expresses unfounded facts, spreads obvious false information about Khachaturov, actually accusing him of treason.

It should be noted that Stepan Grigoryan in his interview spoke about the April 2016 four-day war, saying that some generals were not in their place, did not come to work in a short time, and also made accusations that some territories were sold by RA generals, including Yuri Khachaturov, in the days after the April four-day war.

In fact, Stepan Grigoryan accused the supreme general of the army of treason.

We contacted Grigor Bekmezyan to find out some details. He informed us that the lawsuit has already been sent to the court, there are all the facts to claim that the good reputation of CSTO General Secretary Yuri Khachaturov was tarnished as a result of spreading false information by Stepan Grigoryan.

To our question that Khachaturov has never addressed any criticism, any publication related to his person, so why did he decide to go to court this time, Bekmezyan answered.

“Stepan Grigoryan has not only tarnished Mr. Khachaturov’s honor and dignity with his false and fictitious statements, but also cast a shadow over the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia with such statements. Mr. Khachaturov’s only goal is to prevent the spread of disinformation about the leadership of the army and the armed forces in the future. Every person should realize that every word he says about the army should be based on facts. You are right, Mr. Khachaturov has always taken the spreading of untrue and false news about his person seriously.

He is not a politician, he is exclusively engaged in military affairs and has no time. However, taking into account that the spread of such news is already becoming dangerous for the moral and psychological state of the society, harms the reputation of the RA army and the state and insults the national dignity, he made such a decision.

After all, the goal of all of us, including Yuri Khachaturov, is the creation of a legal state, so it is normal that everyone should try to legally prevent the spread of disinformation, especially about the army. This is Mr. Khachaturov’s approach.”

We also learned from Bekmezyan that the civil suit required Stepan Grigoryan to give an interview to the A1 TV company within a month after the verdict came into force, in which he would deny the actual false information he had previously voiced about Yuri Khachaturov, and post the video of that interview on his Facebook page.

The lawsuit also demanded that Stepan Grigoryan be obliged to pay AMD 2 million as compensation for the moral and non-material damage caused to his good reputation by spreading false information defaming his honor and dignity.

To our question, why is Khachaturov demanding money from Grigoryan, can this be considered as an attempt to pressure the analyst in this way, if the court approves the claim, Bekmezyan answered:

“Each action implies a certain responsibility. Without responsibility, it is impossible to prevent such phenomena in the future. It is even absurd to talk about pressure, because Stepan Grigoryan broke the law by spreading false news about Yuri Khachaturov, who held the position of the head of the RA General Staff in 2016, as well as the General of the RA Army. This insults Mr. Khachaturov, insults the entire leadership of the army and our national dignity.”

As for the required amount, Bekmezyan noted that this amount will be fully transferred to the Military Servicemen’s Insurance Fund after the court ruling comes into force,” the report said.

In the Investigative Department of the National Security Service under the Government of the Republic of Armenia. According to Article 235, Part 2 of the Law, a criminal case was initiated on July 26 in “Zvartnots” International Airport with large weapons and ammunition.

As reported by Shamshyan.com, the anti-smuggling department of the State Revenue Committee received postal parcels from an unknown person, which were sent in the name of Aram and Armen Hovhannisyan, residents of Ajapnyak administrative district of Yerevan.

After the parcel arrived in Armenia, the customs officers, upon examining it, found “SIG SAUER p299” and “AHU 16184” number 40 SW /10x22mm/ t/c assault rifles, “TANFOGLIO WITNESS” type 9mm /9x19mm/ t/c assault rifles, “GSG-5” “A 288504” No. 22L.R. 5.66mm rifled self-loading carbine with 34 factory-produced 22 L.R. Ammunition bullets suitable for firing from 5.6 mm t/h rifled weapons.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a congratulatory message to President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on the occasion of Independence Day, the national holiday of Ukraine.

Nikol Pashinyan noted that the centuries-old ties between the two peoples are a solid basis for interstate cooperation between Armenia and Ukraine. The Prime Minister emphasized the further development of bilateral relations, the implementation of prospective projects in the economic and humanitarian spheres.

Nikol Pashinyan expressed confidence that the joint efforts will contribute to revealing the full potential of bilateral interaction for the benefit of increasing the well-being of the citizens of both countries and the development of the states.

In order to find out the circumstances of the death of Artur Sargsyan (“Bread Bringer”), a forensic medical commission examination was appointed, the results of which are expected to be received by in mid-September. This is stated in the message of the Special Investigation Service.

“Regarding the information distributed by the RA Investigative Committee regarding the criminal case related to the circumstances of the death of Artur Sargsyan (“Bread Bringer”), in which some data from the conclusions of the forensic examinations assigned to the criminal case were specifically cited, also taking into account the great public interest in the said criminal case, we consider it necessary to inform that it was accepted into the proceedings of the RA Special Investigation Service investigator as early as May 30, 2018″, – informs the SIS.

As mentioned in the message, taking into account that the conclusions of the examinations appointed before that in the criminal case did not fully reveal all the circumstances essential for the preliminary investigation of the criminal case, a forensic commission examination was appointed on June 27, 2018, the results of which are expected to be received by in mid-September.

Let’s remind that Artur Sargsyan, who was accused of supporting the “Sasna Tsrer” armed group, died on March 16, 2017 at the “Armenia” medical center. 2016 On December 31, he was released, but he was detained on the pretext of avoiding the investigative body and in 2017. was arrested on February 9, and on February 10 he announced an indefinite hunger strike. On March 13, the Bread Bringer’s preventive detention was changed to a personal guarantee and he was transferred from the “Hospital of Convicts” to the Armenia Medical Center, and a few days later he was transferred home with appropriate medication and a special diet.

However, on March 15, he was transferred to the “Armenia” medical center and was operated on the same night. “Arthur Sargsyan is under artificial respiration. We put him to sleep so that he gets used to the machine,” said Surik Makaryan, the head of the resuscitation department of “Armenia” Medical Center.

“Orinats Yerkir” party will participate in the Yerevan Council of Elders elections.

The party has issued a statement informing that the electoral list will be headed by the vice-president of the party, Mher Shahgeldyan.

The party will participate in the Yerevan Council of Elders elections with the slogan “We are and our Yerevan”.

The military police revealed a case of misappropriation of diesel fuel by falsifying documents. This is reported by the RA military police.

As a result of the implementation of operational data by the military police officers of the RA Defense Ministry, it was found that in 2017, in the X base of the N military unit of the RA Defense Ministry. From June to date, X liters of diesel fuel were withdrawn from the VK storage of the base every day for the preparation of food for the staff, while the food was prepared in another way.

During the above-mentioned period, 1,640 liters of diesel fuel were written off and embezzled with false documents.

Materials are being prepared in the military police of the RA Ministry of Defense regarding the fact.

Deputies of the National Assembly “Yelk” faction Lena Nazaryan and Alen Simonyan put into circulation a legislative initiative related to the events of March 1.

Lena Nazaryan wrote:

“During the public hearing “About the events of March 1, 2, 2008” held in the National Assembly in February of this year, MP Nikol Pashinyan undertook to develop a legislative package that would provide decent compensation to the relatives of the victims of the events of March 1, 2. Nikol Pashinyan did not manage to do it. 

Today, MP Alen Simonyan and I put into circulation the draft law of the Republic of Armenia “On compensation for damages caused to the life or health of persons during the events that took place in Yerevan on March 1, 2, 2008”. The government will decide the amount, term, payment procedure and conditions of compensation.

The goal of the project is to restore justice, trust in state institutions and establish public solidarity.”

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Yerevan. A little while ago, Angela Merkel’s plane landed at Zvartnots airport, where she was met by RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan.

As part of the visit, high-level Armenian-German talks will be held under the leadership of Nikol Pashinyan and Angela Merkel. They will summarize the results of the meeting during a joint press conference.

Within the framework of the visit, Chancellor Angela Merkel will also have a meeting with RA President Armen Sarkissian. The Chancellor of Germany will visit the Tsitsernakaberd Memorial to pay tribute to the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide. Angela Merkel will also visit the “Tumo” center for creative technologies.