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ARMENIAN JUSTICE MINISTRY: 82 DETAINED AFTER MARCH 2008 EVENTS WERE AMNESTIED
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 27, 2011 - 19:28 AMT
As of 7:30 p.m. Yerevan time, 82 persons detained after March 2008
events were amnestied, Ministry of Justice Penitentiary Department
press service reported.
The release of prisoners continues, with 28 and 23 persons released
from Nubarashen and Vardashen prisons respectively.
Earlier, editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak paper Nikol Pashinyan
and former member of the Armenian parliament Sasun Mikaelyan, convicted
in March 1, 2008 case were released.
President Sargsyan offered the National Assembly to declare amnesty
on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenia's independence, the
proposal being based on article 81.1.1 of the RA Constitution and
article 90 of the law on National Assembly regulations. With a vote
91-0, the Armenian parliament approved Thursday, May 26, President
Serzh Sargsyan's proposal for declaration of amnesty for 396 people
to be released and 379 to have their sentence cut.
>From February 20, 2008, the Armenian opposition led by first president
Levon Ter-Petrossian, who ran for presidency in 2008, but was not
elected, held rallies in the central part of Yerevan, protesting
against the election results. The protest actions resulted in unrest
and clashes between the police and rally participants on March 1-2.
According to the Office of RA Prosecutor General, around 200 people
were injured, 10 people were killed, and over 100 people were arrested.
From: A. Papazian
PanARMENIAN.Net
May 27, 2011 - 19:28 AMT
As of 7:30 p.m. Yerevan time, 82 persons detained after March 2008
events were amnestied, Ministry of Justice Penitentiary Department
press service reported.
The release of prisoners continues, with 28 and 23 persons released
from Nubarashen and Vardashen prisons respectively.
Earlier, editor-in-chief of Haykakan Zhamanak paper Nikol Pashinyan
and former member of the Armenian parliament Sasun Mikaelyan, convicted
in March 1, 2008 case were released.
President Sargsyan offered the National Assembly to declare amnesty
on occasion of the 20th anniversary of Armenia's independence, the
proposal being based on article 81.1.1 of the RA Constitution and
article 90 of the law on National Assembly regulations. With a vote
91-0, the Armenian parliament approved Thursday, May 26, President
Serzh Sargsyan's proposal for declaration of amnesty for 396 people
to be released and 379 to have their sentence cut.
>From February 20, 2008, the Armenian opposition led by first president
Levon Ter-Petrossian, who ran for presidency in 2008, but was not
elected, held rallies in the central part of Yerevan, protesting
against the election results. The protest actions resulted in unrest
and clashes between the police and rally participants on March 1-2.
According to the Office of RA Prosecutor General, around 200 people
were injured, 10 people were killed, and over 100 people were arrested.
From: A. Papazian