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Police Detain Masis Mayor Davit Hambardzumyan Moments After He Steps Off Plane
The opposition mayor of Masis, a small town about 20 kilometers south of Yerevan, has been arrested and sent to prison to serve a six-year sentence. The court decision, issued last week, has been strongly condemned by his Republican Party (HHK), which accuses the Armenian government of political persecution. The Armenian Report’s Ani Khachatryan was at Zvartnots International Airport covering the arrest of Masis Mayor Davit Hambardzumyan tonight. Davit Hambardzumyan, who has

The Armenian Report Team
Oct 28


Opposition Prime Minister Nominee Davit Hambardzumyan Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison
A Yerevan court has sentenced Masis Municipality mayor and opposition nominee for prime minister Davit Hambardzumyan to six years and three months in prison. The verdict, issued by Judge Zhora Chichoyan, concerns an incident that took place during the 2018 Velvet Revolution — the same movement that brought Nikol Pashinyan to power. The ruling also revoked Hambardzumyan’s bail and ordered that he be taken into custody immediately. Armenia’s opposition parties denounced the dec

The Armenian Report Team
Oct 24








