In the Department for Cases Investigated by National Security Bodies and Cybercrimes of RA Prosecutor General’s Office a criminal case was initiated for the attempt of lecherous acts to the minor and presenting children’s pornography through computer network.
On the base of the written report of the lawyer by the materials prepared in the General Department of Struggle against Organized Crimes of RA Police adjunct to government it was found out that during April, 2013 an unknown person, with the purpose of having sexual relations with boys aged 12-14, in the social website ”odnoklassniki.ru” had got acquainted with the minor Karen (the name is changed) born in 2004 and through network had discussed possible sexual relations, their ways and sexual organs with the latter.
Besides, through the same website the same person had shown children’s pornographic videos to Karen not knowing that instead of him he was communicating through network with the latter’s father.
By the prepared materials a criminal case was initiated on April 18 according to the Part 1 of the Article 34-142 and the Part 2 of the Article 263 of RA Criminal Code. The preliminary investigation of the criminal case was tasked to the Department of Investigation of Especially Important Cases of General Investigation Department of RA Police adjunct to government.
In the result of the program of complex activities and operative measures developed and implemented by the appropriate subdivisions of the police, as well as the employees of the appropriate department of the prosecution office supervising the criminal case, the identity of the person who had committed the above-mentioned activities was found out. He is a citizen of Yerevan Miqayel A. By the examination of the computer confiscated during the search of the latter’s flat a number of videos of children’s pornography were discovered.
A Sicilian accused of murdering his parish priest allegedly told police he couldn’t stand to listen to any more of his sermons.
Michele di Stefano, the padre of a small hamlet in Western Sicily, used his homilies to comment on the abundant misdeeds of his parishioners, which he knew of from their confessions.
The elderly priest reportedly barely bothered to conceal the identity of the offenders, raising heckles among villagers in Ummari, near Trapani.
He was found dead in his bed in the church rectory, after being beaten with the handle of a hoe.
Antonio Incandela, 33, allegedly told prosecutors that he had come up with the idea ‘to teach the priest a lesson’ after a sermon in which the priest described ‘bad apples’ in the community.
The father-of-one insists he did not mean to kill the priest, the Italian news agency ANSA reported.
He allegedly claimed he had been aiming for his legs but missed in the dark, only realising his mistake afterwards.
He then stole the priest’s bank cards to make it look like a robbery, he is alleged to have said.
Incandela, who is unemployed, was caught after he used the priest’s bank card at a cashpoint, police said.
Japan has asked for a boat back that has washed up in America following the massive 2011 tsunami.
Officials from the Japanese city of Rikuzentakata said it is in a ‘giddy state of shock’ and would love to get the boat back now it has been found in northern California.
The 20ft boat was been discovered in the town of Crescent City, midway between the cities of San Francisco and Portland.
The boat had travelled a distance of some 5,500 miles.
The Japanese found out where the boat was after officials in the U.S. posted a picture on Crescent City’s Facebook page.
Just hours later, a teacher from a school in Japan, said the boat was their’s.
When the deadly tsunami struck Japan in March 2011, about five million tons of debris was dragged into the Pacific Ocean, according to Japanese government estimates.
Most of the flotsam and jetsam later sunk to the bottom, but about 1.5 tons of debris continued floating across the ocean.
Some of tsunami remnants found their way to American shores, including two docks that made landfall in Washington and Oregon. But the only living organisms that were discovered on the docks included plant life and invertebrate like limpets and barnacles.
Two British teachers are travelling around the world powered only by a tiny tuk-tuk’s lawnmower-sized engine in a bid to promote education.
Nick Gough and Rich Sears, from Guildford, Surrey, have already become the first to conquer Africa in their open-sided 395cc rickshaw after setting off from London last August.
They travelled around the UK in the three-wheeler – which can reach a top speed of 34mph downhill – before crossing Europe and passing down through the continent.
They are shipping the vehicle to Mumbai in India after reaching the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, from where they will continue across Asia and around the Americas.
The pair are aiming to raise awareness of grassroots projects in parts of the world where there is poor access to education.
Rich Sears said: ‘The world’s leaders have made a commitment to achieving universal primary education by 2015 but, despite this pledge, over 61 million primary-aged children worldwide still lack access to any form of education.’
The pair have been visiting schools along the route to assess needs and invite sponsors though their charity Tuk-Tuk Travels.
One Briton was killed and up to 18 others injured when a coach exploded in a fireball after crashing in the French Alps yesterday.
More than 50 UK nationals were on their way home from resorts around Alpe d’Huez when the coach veered off the road after suspected brake failure.
It smashed into rocks shortly after 2pm before bursting into flames seconds later as passengers leapt to escape. The British driver was killed in the crash.
A number of passengers escaped from the burning wreckage by jumping out of smashed windows, and at least four of the injured were in a serious condition, according to French authorities.
Two helicopters were scrambled to the scene and airlifted the more seriously injured to hospital in Grenoble, while firemen battled to put out the flames.
A local police spokesman said: ‘There was apparently a problem with the coach’s brakes. The driver seems to have lost control on a steep bend in the road and his vehicle crashed into rocks.’
He added it was a miracle so many had survived the crash, thought to have happened towards the bottom of a mountain.
Watertown, MA – During the month of April 2013, Peace of Art, Inc., will be displaying the Armenian Genocide commemorative billboards to honor the victims of the Armenian Genocide, calling for recognition and condemnation of the genocide. Peace of Art, Inc. is a nonprofit educational organization that uses the universal language of art to address human concerns and to promote peaceful solutions to conflict. www.Peaceofart.org. This year the billboards will be located in Foxboro, Watertown, and Cambridge.
On Easter Eve, March 30th, a 10’x 30′ digital billboard will be on display on Route 1 in Foxboro, MA, 1/4 mile south of the main entrance to Gillette Stadium and Patriot Place. A second 11′ x 27′ billboard will be on display on Mount Auburn Street, Watertown, in the heart of the Armenian community, close to the Armenian cultural centers and churches. In addition, a third 11′ x 27′ billboard will be on display on Cambridge Street, near Lechmere Station, East Cambridge. This area, with high traffic and high visibility, is the gateway between Cambridge, Boston, and Somerville.
The artist Daniel Varoujan Hejinian, president and founder of Peace of Art Inc., said that “with these billboards we are honoring the memory of the victims of the Armenian Genocide, calling upon the international community to recognize the Armenian Genocide, and to condemn the perpetrators. He added, “98 years have passed but the bloody hand prints of the horrible events of 1915 stained the pages of the world history, when 1.5 million Armenians lost their lives.”
The 2013 billboard depicts the bloody hand prints on the words ‘Armenian Genocide’ over a black background. Since 1996, Mr. Hejinian has been calling for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. In 2004 Peace of Art, Inc. began to sponsor the commemorative billboards honoring the victims and calling for the recognition of the Armenian Genocide. This year’s message further calls for the condemnation of genocide.
To date, the Armenian Genocide has been recognized by over 20 countries and 42 U.S. states. However, in spite of his campaign promise to recognize the Armenian Genocide, in the last four years President Obama has failed to use the term genocide in reference to the slaughter of Armenians, which took place almost to a century ago. Once again we urge the President on his second term, to honor his first campaign promise.
The Armenian Genocide is not a matter of concern for Armenians alone but to everyone. Genocide is a crime against humanity. Without recognition and condemnation, the Armenian Genocide remains a wound that continues to bleed, under the hand prints of the culprit.
Today, during the extraordinary session of the National Assembly of Armenia, which took place at the Karen Demirjian Sport and Concert Complex, the newly elected President Serzh Sargsyan assumed the office of President of Armenia. During the oath taking ceremony he said, “Assuming the office of President of the Republic of Armenia, I swear to unreservedly fulfill requirements of the Constitution to respect human and civil rights and freedoms, to safeguard independence of the Republic, its territorial integrity and security for the glory of the Republic of Armenia and for the benefit of the people of the Republic of Armenia.”
After the blessings and a prayer offered by His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, President Serzh Sargsyan made a statement.
Your Holiness,
Distinguished President Kocharian,
Distinguished President of the Republic of Artsakh,
Distinguished President Ghoukassian,
Dear Citizens of the Republic of Armenia,
Dear compatriots,
Distinguished guests, friends,
I express my thanks to our citizens for their active turnout at the presidential elections. I thank those who once again entrusted me with the task of serving as President of the Republic of Armenia.
I also thank those who cast their votes for other candidates. Thereby they expressed their discontent with the problems existing in the country. By doing so, they sent a clear message to the authorities, demanding more efficient work. Rest assured that all messages are duly received.
Dear compatriots,
Today, through taking this Oath, I once again assumed great responsibility, the awareness of which has never left me for one second through the past five years. The Gospel that belonged to Catholicos’s Mother, on which I took my oath, is over a thousand years old. It is an exceptional honor to become the leader of a nation with such historical and cultural roots. At this solemn moment I pledge to hold high this honor.
For any President, a second term stipulated by the Constitution has its advantages but also difficulties. The greatest advantage is, certainly, the experience gained, which is of immense value in this line of work. The extra difficulties relate to increased expectations of the people and higher demands. I will do my best to deliver on these expectations and meet these demands.
For the forthcoming five years, I consider our state’s and nation’s economic development the number one priority. A whole array of problems that Armenia is facing is in this very plane. Let me highlight three main ones: emigration, unemployment, and poverty. The solutions for these problems are to be found on the same field. Efficient economy that is on the rise, this is the formula to our success.
The second priority is in ensuring the rule of law. Equality of everyone before the law is a binding prerequisite both for our economic and political advancement.
The third priority, most directly linked to the one before, the rule of law, is the deepening of democracy. Compare Armenia of five years ago with Armenia of today and you will see the difference. Compare the levels of the freedom of speech, press, and association. Compare the past and present levels of maturity of NGOs and the civil society in general. I promise that we will not be contented with the achievements. Five years from now, we will attain a qualitatively different, far more advanced democracy. I shall not accomplish this alone, we will do it together, dear compatriots.
In the area of foreign policy, a peaceful settlement to the Nagorno Karabakh issue is and will remain our priority for as long as necessary to arrive at a final solution. At the same time, we will consistently work to enhance the level of our security. We do not underestimate any international dimension here; we are grateful to all those who contribute to maintaining regional stability, but we must rely on our own power, first and foremost. In the event of possible adverse developments, the importance of deterring the adversary and preserving peace are beyond discussion.
We have never terrorized our own people with war. Moreover, we have never used this issue as an excuse to gag the opposition. However, we deemed it our duty to earnestly and realistically state that such a threat does exist.
Irresponsible people and those who have never experienced war, may turn the possibility of war into a subject for cynical and sordid profiteering. I am not one of them: I know what it takes to lose a friend or experience the bliss of victory. I fretted over every soldier’s life, every inch of the native land. Therefore, through the vote of confidence vested in me by the people of Armenia, I declare: We do not want war but, at the same time, we are ready to withstand any challenge. I reiterate this for slow learners: any challenge.
Dear compatriots,
Coercion, violence, terror, war; these are our opponent’s notions of reality. They are trying to impose upon us the same notions they force on their own people.
We have rejected these terms, and will never accept them. We are creating a different reality, like I said: economic growth, the rule of law, strengthening of democracy. The word “Armenia” must first of all entail these notions. These are the arguments we present to our adversaries and the entire world.
We offered our neighbours dignified peace, anchored to universal human values. But the experience of recent years has demonstrated that they are not ready to accept the offer. The tougher, in their own opinion, conditions they create for us, the stronger we become. And this will be becoming increasingly more salient.
Today, the more unequal the terms for our exports, the more effort we must invest in producing goods with enhanced added value. We shall invest in products and services that are competitive in the global market.
Our main advantage is in the entrepreneurial spirit and the talent of our nation. Our young men and women, working in the area of modern technologies, maintain the security of our country, like our soldiers do. Any one, who works honestly and produces value, does the same.
Our main task is to increase opportunities for such people to express themselves. Let us provide these people the opportunity and they will do the rest, they will generate, create, develop.
To this very end we also have to ensure dynamic development of Armenia-Dispora cooperation. I am confident that together we can accomplish much more. We have to maximally engage the potential of the Diaspora, its human potential first and foremost. Every competitive and development-oriented investment project will receive support by the authorities of the Republic of Armenia.
Dear compatriots,
Through the electoral campaign we all enjoyed ample opportunities for exposure and introducing our programs. At the same time, each of us was eager to get our ideas down fully and succinctly. Elections do not mark a destination; they signify a new phase. This is the phase for unrelenting and persistent work. The time has come to move from words to work, to reinforce words with work.
Therefore, back to work!
Long live the Republic of Armenia!
Glory to the Armenian Nation!
In the Department for Cases Investigated by National Security Bodies and Cybercrimes of RA Prosecutor General’s Office a criminal case was initiated for the attempt of lecherous acts to the minor and presenting children’s pornography through computer network.
