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ArmInfo. Former Defense Minister of Artsakh Samvel Babayan is sure that if searches are conducted  in the houses of former power-holding officials, the results will be no less shocking than during the search of the house of MP, General Manvel  Grigoryan.  

ArmInfo. Former Defense Minister of Artsakh Samvel Babayan has not yet decided whether he will return to his homeland after his release from arrest.

ArmInfo.By the decision of the Armenian Court of Cassation, the ex-Defense Minister of Artsakh Samvel Babayan and Sanasar Gabrielyan will be released under the  guarantee of a number of deputies from the Tsarukyan and Elk blocs,  which are held in the case of an attempted illegal importation of  Igla into the Republic of Armenia. The case is sent for a second  investigation.

ArmInfo.As a result of cooperation between the Prosecutor's Offices of Armenia and Georgia, Robert Aghvanyan was extradited from Georgia to Armenia, who is  wanted for smuggling anti-aircraft missile complex MANPADS from  Georgia to Armenia.

ArmInfo.Artsakh ex Defense Minister Samvel Babayan according to the decision of the administrative court of Armenia was sentenced to six years of  imprisonment for an illegal import attempt of  Igla into the RA.

ArmInfo.In the court of general jurisdiction of Kentron and Nor Nork communities in Yerevan, the court session continues on the case of the attempted illegal importation of Igla MANPADS to Armenia under the chairmanship of Judge Arshak Vardanyan.

ArmInfo.Artsakh ex Defense Minister Samvel Babayan, arrested on charges of illegal acquisition of Igla MANPADS, today at the first court session told reporters that  the case was "fabricated" and he was not involved in it.

ArmInfo. In the Investigation Department of the National Security Service of the Republic of Armenia, a preliminary investigation was completed with respect to 7  defendants in the criminal case under investigation on the facts of  money laundering, as well as illegal acquisition, storage and  transportation of ammunition. This was reported by the press center  of the National Security Service of Armenia.

ArmInfo."A couple of days ago the list of political prisoners was enlarged by  the hero of Artsakh Samvel Babayan and we demand freedom for him, we  demand freedom for all the political prisoners. "ORO" bloc in case of  victory in the elections intends to release all political prisoners  in Armenia," Martirosyan.

ArmInfo. 40 year old Armenian citizen has been arrested in charge of illegal transit of Igla MANPADS  in Georgia.

ArmInfo."Ohanyan-Raffi-Oskanian" bloc leader and Ex Defense Minister Seyran  Ohanyan does not exclude his arrest. He stated this on March 27  durina a press conference in Yerevan.  

ArmInfo.Samvel Babayan, Ex Defense Minister of Artsakh accepted his implication to an attempt of Igla MANPADS import to Armenia, as the General Prosecutor Office of Armenia informs, the implication of the import attempt was accepted  by two more persons on the case.

ArmInfo. The Court of general  jurisdiction of  Kentron and Nork Marash administrative districts of Yerevan arrested Samvel  Babayn, the NKR Ex Defense Minister, for two months due to criminal case of illegal trafficking of  Igla    man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile from the  territory of Georgia. 

ArmInfo. All the disputes and conflicts should be settled in a peaceful way. This was stated at the Roman Agrement 60-th anniversary exhibition  event opening  by Piotr  Switalski, the head of EU Delegation in Armenia, commenting  the  arrest of Samvel Babyan due to attempt of illegal traffic of  Igla    man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile from the  territory of Georgia According to him, Armenian law enforcement  authorities do possess the power to cancel any actions aimed at the  violation of public order. "Hence, at all the levels of this process,  it is necessary to provide the appropriate transparency, and  let the  authorities  also to demonstrate the transparency through the  demonstration of any suspects, especially in respect to ruling out  the politicizing of this case," the diplomat mentioned. In this  context he mentioned also the necessity of the demonstration of the  supremacy of law in all the processes. 

ArmInfo.Heritage Party leader Raffi Hovannisian called on the Chairman of the European People's Party Joseph Daul to have equal treatment to all participants in  elections.

ArmInfo.The political forces of Armenia either do not want to interfere in the course of the case on charges of ex-Defense Minister of Artsakh Samvel Babayan in the  illegal importation of the Igla missile, or consider it to be  exclusively political.

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ArmInfo. Political speculations on ex-defense minister of Artsakh Samvel Babayan's arrest are inadmissible, because it is the affair of law-enforcement structures  only, Spokesman for the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA),  Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Eduard Sharmazanov told  reporters. He thinks the attempts to politicize any legal process are  not the best way to enhance someone's rating.   

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