ArmInfo. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has been portraying himself as a "defender of the oppressed" facing pressure during local government elections since yesterday evening, after several lengthy posts on his social media accounts on this topic, dropped his mask of virtue and began threatening a family member of an opposition candidate with dismissal.

ArmInfo. The Prosecutor's Office has submitted to court the criminal case against the former commander of the police forces, accused in the March 1 case, with an approved indictment. This was stated in a statement by the supervisory body.

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia, chaired by Judge Sarkis Petrosyan, has lifted the travel ban imposed on Serzh Sargsyan, the third president of the Republic of Armenia. The decision was made at a court hearing on October 2.

ArmInfo. Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to the Vatican Mikael Minasyan (son-in-law of third President of the Republic of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan - ed.), his wife Anush Minasyan, as well as Armen Petrosyan, Bagrat Sargsyan, Avraham Sargsyan, Aram Mnatsakanyan, Boris Golovanov, Gennady Romanenko, Vazrik Sekoyan, Tigran Yeghoyan, and Tigran Safaryan have been summoned to the prosecutor's office.

ArmInfo. The structure of the March 1 investigation has changed and is now divided into five sections. This was reported by the Public Television of Armenia.

ArmInfo. An indictment is not simply a document recording the end of a preliminary investigation, but a key procedural act defining the factual and legal framework of the subsequent trial. It must allow the accused to clearly understand the specific offense they are accused of, the factual circumstances and evidence supporting it, and the legal assessment of the defense's arguments.

ArmInfo. Judge Sarkis Petrosyan of the RA Anti-Corruption Court rejected the defense's motion to terminate the criminal prosecution of former Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, former CSTO Secretary General and former Chief of the General Staff of the RA Armed Forces Yuri Khachaturov, and former RA Deputy Prime Minister Armen Gevorgyan.

ArmInfo. Armenian public figures from Javakhk have published an open letter in response to Nikol Pashinyan's statements that the stronger the Diaspora, the weaker Armenia.

Arminfo.  People like former Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan and those similar to him made Armenia’s security and territorial integrity a subject of bargaining. Former Armenian parliament member Tigran Abrahamyan made this comment on Grigoryan’s reflections on the 2016 four-day war in one of his interviews.

ArmInfo. The Prosecutor's Office has opened a public criminal case against the former commander of the RA police units in connection with the events of March 1, 2008. This was stated in a statement by the supervisory authority.

ArmInfo. Following talks at Prague Castle with Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan, who is in Prague on an official visit, Czech President Petr Pavel praised Armenia's desire to expand economic and security ties with other countries and reduce its dependence on Russia. He stated this to journalists at a press conference today, according to the Czech state news agency Ceske Noviny. The presidents also discussed the security situation in the South Caucasus, Armenia's relations with the European Union, and opportunities for further bilateral cooperation.

ArmInfo.  The Prosperous Armenia Party condemns the obvious political persecution against the second President of the Republic of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, and  members of his family. This is stated in the party's statement.

ArmInfo. The "Strong Armenia" faction of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia strongly condemns new manifestations of political persecution.

ArmInfo. As long as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is in power in Armenia, no law enforcement system in the country will operate within the law. Gegham Manukyan, a member of the Armenian parliament from the opposition "Armenia" faction, stated this in a conversation with journalists in the National Assembly on August 27.

ArmInfo. Mass dismissals will occur in Armenia's judicial system. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan announced this at a briefing on August 27.

ArmInfo.  There is a need to develop and implement democratic standards in Armenia. RA Prime  Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated this at a briefing on August 27.

ArmInfo.  A two-month pretrial detention has been imposed on Armenia's second president, Robert Kocharyan. This was reported by Marina Ohanjanyan, press secretary of the Anti-Corruption Committee.

ArmInfo. The Anti-Corruption Court of Armenia in Yerevan is currently beginning a hearing on the pretrial detention measure against Armenia's second president, leader of the Armenia bloc, Robert Kocharyan. The prosecution accuses him of abuse of office, large-scale money laundering, and bribery, and is demanding his arrest. He was taken to court by ambulance.

ArmInfo.An unmarried mother of three minors is under arrest in Armenia. Agnessa Khamoyan, a member of the National Assembly of Armenia from the opposition Armenia faction, announced this at a parliamentary session on August 26.

ArmInfo. The decision to search the apartment of Levon Kocharyan, a member of the National Assembly (NA) from the opposition "Armenia" faction, has been appealed to the Anti-Corruption Court of Appeals. Levon Kocharyan's lawyer, Erik Aleksanyan, announced this on his Facebook page.