ArmInfo. In 2018, the National  Security Service conducted twice as many activities related to the  prevention of illegal crossing of the state border. On December 20,  speaking at the ceremonial meeting on the day of the security service  workers and the 100th anniversary of the security agencies, the head  of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan stated.

ArmInfo. Head of National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan condemns any encroachment on freedom of speech and media. He said this in an interview with reporters, answering the question about how he relates to the "frequent visits  of police officers to the editorial offices of a number of media outlets."

ArmInfo. The head of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan presented the details of wiretapping of his telephone conversation with Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan. "Part of the conversation was mounted. That  is, the authors of the wiretapping cut out unprofitable fragments of  the conversation," he said on December 9 in an interview with  journalists.

ArmInfo."I was very concerned about the fact that the acting Prime Minister and the head of the National Security Service of Armenia were wiretapped, because if the  Pashinyan government cannot ensure the security of their telephone  conversations, how do they intend to ensure the security of the  country?" Eduard Sharmazanov, Spokesman of the Republican Party  wondered in an interview with ArmInfo correspondent.

ArmInfo. Another "interception" appeared in the network, this time of a telephone  conversation between the head of the National Security Service of  Armenia Artur Vanetsyan and Acting Prime Minister Nikol  Pashinyan.According to the "tapping", Vaniecian calls Pashinyan and  reports to him that the head of the Special Investigation Service  Sasun Khachatryan wants to arrest the CSTO Secretary General Yuri  Khachaturov in the case of March 1, 2008. At the same time, he is  concerned that this may arise problems with "Russians".

ArmInfo. As a result of operational search activities undertaken by the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia, a case of large-scale fraud under the guise  of giving a bribe was revealed.

ArmInfo.Within the framework of operational intelligence activities, the Armenian  National Security Service has identified large-scale assignments in  the Gyumri Branch of Yerevan  Komitas State Conservatory

ArmInfo. The organizers of wiretapping a telephone conversation between Director of the National Security Service (NSS) of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan and Chairman of the  Special Investigation Service (SIS) Sasun Khachatryan are known, this  was announced on November 28 in an interview with journalists by  Artur Vanetsyan.

ArmInfo. From October 29 to October 31 the Delegation of Border Troops of the National Security Service of Armenia visited Georgia. NSS af Armenia reports.

ArmInfo. The National Security Service of Armenia continues to work as a tool for political persecution against the Sasna Tsrer party. This is stated in the  party statement.

ArmInfo. The head of the Special Investigation Service (SIS) of Armenia Sasun Khachatryan does not intend to apologize to CSTO Secretary General Yuri Khachaturov for the thoughts voiced in a telephone conversation with the head of the  National Security Service, who was unauthorized and promulgated. "Of  course, I don't intend to," he told reporters on November 1 after a  government meeting.

ArmInfo.The delegation of the National Security Service of Armenia, headed by the National Security Service director Artur Vanetsyan, in Almaty participated in  the 45th meeting of the Council of Heads of Security Agencies and  Special Services of the CIS countries.

ArmInfo. Manvel Grigoryan is slowly dying in prison. This was announced by his lawyer Levon Baghdasaryan at a press conference. "Grigoryan doesn't have half of  lung, he suffers from oncology and diabetes. And in prison his  condition worsened, he didn't take insulin before, and now he takes  it in large doses," the lawyer said.

ArmInfo. The court in Yerevan granted the petition of the lawyer of former Armenian Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan's brother Henrikh (Djonik) Abrahamyan and released him on bail in the amount of 5 million drams. The press secretary of  the Special Investigation Office of Armenia Marina Ohandzhanyan told  ArmInfo correspondent.

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ArmInfo.The court released Pavel Manukyan, a member of the rebel group Sasna Tsrer, on bail of 1 million drams. Thus, Judge Mesrop Makhyan granted the petition of  Manukyan's lawyer Inessa Petrosyan and changed the measure of  restraint in respect of the latter.  Manukyan's relatives transferred  the necessary amount to the court account.

ArmInfo. The hero of the Karabakh war, a member of the armed group Sasna Tsrer, who captured the building of the patrol and inspection service in Yerevan in 2016  Arayik Khandoyan (the Lone Wolf) died.

ArmInfo.Head of the National Security Service of Armenia Artur Vanetsyan during the  meeting with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan in the country Timur  Urazaev presented the main and target functions, touched upon already  established mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries  and strong business contacts.

ArmInfo. By the decision of  the court of general jurisdiction of Kentron and Nork-Marash  districts of Yerevan on September 17, six members of the armed group  Khachik Avetisyan, Vladimir Arakelyan, Arthur Yeghiazaryan, Vaginak  Stepanyan, Ara Poghosyan and Vahagn Sanazaryan, who were rendered  harmless in Yerevan, were released.

ArmInfo.Chief of the Police of Armenia Valery Osipyan does not exclude that he could be illegally wiretapped. At the same time, as Osipyan told reporters on September  14, he does not think that it is worth to be afraid of a scandal in  case of possible promulgation of his telephone conversations.