ArmInfo.The Criminal Court of Appeal rejected the request of the lawyer of the third President of Armenia Serzh Sargyan's security head Vachagan Ghazaryan Armen  Harutyunyan to change measure of restraint against him.

ArmInfo. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated second Armenian President Robert Kocharyan on the upcoming New Year and Christmas holydays.  

ArmInfo. The court of general jurisdiction of Yerevan today decided to release the entrepreneur Samvel Mayrapetyan, accused of mediation of bribery, from arrest.A  pledge in the amount of 30 million drams was chosen as a preventive  measure against him.

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ArmInfo. The charge against the former head of the investigation team on the March 1 case of Vahagn Harutyunyan has been amended. The press secretary of the Special  Investigation Service Marina Ohanjanyan reported this.

ArmInfo. RA Council of the Chamber of Advocates condemns the pressure of certain sections of society on judges and lawyers. This is stated in the statement of the  Chamber of Advocates received by ArmInfo.

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ArmInfo. In 2018, the authoritarian system collapsed, but did not disappear, on December 25 at a press conference,  member of the "Sasna Tsrer" party Garegin Chugaszyan said.

ArmInfo. New elements are being introduced into the justice system in Armenia that causes our deep concern. This is stated in the statement of the "Group of alternative projects" received by ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. The imperative of guarantees for a fair judicial investigation of each criminal case is the full independence of the judicial system and the protected professional activities of a lawyer. This is stated in the comment of the Defender of Human Rights Arman Tatoyan in connection with the situation related to Manvel Grigoryan.

ArmInfo.The Prosecutor General's Office appealed against the decision of the court of  general jurisdiction of Yerevan to reject the application for the arrest of the former Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia Armen Gevorkian. 

ArmInfo.The Sasna Tsrer Party made a statement in connection with the rallies demanding the release of the second President of Armenia, Robert Kocharian.The statement noted that Kocharyan's political path was bloody.

ArmInfo. The lawyer of the former security chief of the third president of Armenia, Vachagan Ghazaryan, stated that he appealed the decision of the court of first  instance regarding the extension of the term of Ghazaryan.

ArmInfo. In Yerevan, a protest is being held against the decision of the court on changing the preventive measure of former MP Manvel Grigoryan, accused of  illegal possession of weapons and ammunition, as well as embezzlement  on a particularly large scale, from arrest to bail in the amount of  25 million drams.

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ArmInfo.The residents of Echmiadzin the night before, after the court made a decision on the release of General Manvel Grigoryan, they blocked him from entering  the city, thus expressing their attitude towards Grigoryan. Protests  demanding re-arrest continued today.From early morning a group of  citizens blocked the central streets of Echmiadzin. 

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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.

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ArmInfo. The Prosecutor  General's Office of Armenia made an explanation regarding the  initiation of a criminal case on the death of a 57-year-old resident  of Gyumri.