ArmInfo.The Union of Journalists of Armenia (UJA) strongly condemns all police brutality  against journalists carrying out their professional activities, calls on the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to restrain the instincts of its employees, and the Investigative Committee to stop the practice of applying double standards. This is stated in the statement of the UJA.

ArmInfo.I have never had any ambition or desire to occupy the chair of the Prime Minister of Armenia, , also because of my own principles. This was stated on May 10 at a protest rally in front of the Yerevan State Theater University by leader of the "Tavush for the Motherland" movement, primate of the Tavush diocese, Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan, commenting on the proposal of the former head of the Armenian Foreign  Ministry Vartan Oskanian to become a candidate for the country's prime minister.

ArmInfo.5 criminal proceedings were initiated on the facts of torture in Armenia in 2023, RA  Prosecutor General Anna Vardapetyan told reporters on May 3.  According to her, among the cases being considered is the case of the use of violence against lawyers who were subjected to violence in the  Erebuni police department.

ArmInfo.The Prosecutor General's Office of the Republic of Armenia initiated two criminal proceedings  on the fact of Azerbaijan's aggression against the Republic of Armenia during the 44-day war of 2020. Another case was opened by the Investigative Committee of the Republic in connection with the forced  deportation of Artsakh residents. Head of the supervisory authority Anna Vardapetyan stated on May 3, speaking in parliament.

ArmInfo.One should not look for any manifestations of the apocalypse in the actions of the law  enforcement agencies of Armenia, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Hakob Arshakyan stated in Parliament.

ArmInfo. The government, which in 2018 celebrated, praised and encouraged some members of the  peacekeeping brigade to take to the streets and join the political march, is now saying that such behavior will not be tolerated, Tigran Abrahamyan, of the opposition faction With Honor stated as he  commented on the information that the Investigative Committee of  Armenia initiated criminal proceedings on the fact that military  personnel joined the protesters on the Kirants-Voskepar road.

ArmInfo. Based on information about the apparent refusal of a group of military personnel to  perform some of the duties of military service, criminal proceedings  have been initiated.

ArmInfo. The Investigative Committee of Armenia initiated a criminal case regarding the report  of violence against Samvel Vardanyan, involved in the case of insulting a pro- government MP.

ArmInfo. Based on the lawyers' statement that citizen Samvel Vardanyan, while under investigation,  was subjected to torture and ill-treatment, criminal proceedings should be immediately initiated, reads a statement by the ex-Ombudsman of Armenia, head of the Tatoyan Foundation, Arman Tatoyan.

ArmInfo. The police had no motive to abuse civil activist Samvel Vardanyan, who, with the permission of law enforcement officers, was tortured by masked  civilians on the way to being transferred from the Investigative Committee (IC) to a place of detention.

ArmInfo.The Centrist Democrat International has issued a statement condemning the political  persecution of opposition figure. 

ArmInfo.The Yerevan Court of General Jurisdiction granted the petition of the Armenian investigative authorities to arrest the host of the "Imnemimi" podcast, Vazgen Saghatelyan. His lawyer Arsen Babayan told reporters on March 23.

ArmInfo. Co-hosts of the <Imnemnimi> podcast Narek Samosyan and Vazgen Saghatelyan were  detained for insulting the authorities, reports the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia.

ArmInfo.On February 21, 2024, the prosecutor, on his own initiative, changed the preventive measure  against  accused director of Synergy International's Armenian branch, Ashot Hovhanesian, who is undergoing criminal proceedings in the Investigative Committee.

ArmInfo. Hrant Jilavyan has been appointed deputy head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Armenia.

ArmInfo.Armine Adibekyan, a public figure accused of inciting violence, was acquitted.

ArmInfo.The Armenian Prosecutor's Office has opened criminal proceedings regarding the rental of premises in the center of Yerevan at clearly reduced prices. According to preliminary data, around 877 million drams of  damage was caused to the community.

ArmInfo. Two former directors  and the chief accountant of the Yerevan medical center are accused of  tax evasion on an especially large scale, the Investigative Committee  of Armenia reports.

ArmInfo.Deputy Chairman of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Armenia Arsen Ayvazyan  today received a delegation headed by the Mrs. Alexis Haftvani, Director of the U.S. Embassy Yerevan's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement (INL).

ArmInfo.The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia issued a clarification regarding the  incident with the fans of the National Football Team of Wales in Yerevan.