Anna Politkovskaya played a unique role in Russia as the defender of ordinary people’s rights - especially those of ordinary Chechens. Some people who work in conflict zones have walked with death for so long that they seem untouched by it and only more alive. Not just their work, but their sheer survival in a hell of human suffering becomes an example to others.

The Parliament agreed to the mediation of the RA Public Prosecutor “to involve NA deputy Hakob Hakobyan in the case as accused”. 56 deputies voted for and 22 voted against. 84 deputies participated in the secret vote. Six ballots were invalid.

According to preliminary agreement, the OSCE mission carried out monitoring of the border line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan near village Gyulistan, region of Martakert.

Mayor of Tbilisi Gigi Ugolava announced in Yerevan that the hostilities of Russia against their country harm not only the Georgians but also friendly Armenians. «I think Georgia and Armenia must unite their efforts in this field», Gigi Ugolava told the journalists during the short briefing with Yerevan mayor Yervand Zakharyan.

Today another incident took place in the Parliament; one more deputy-businessman threatened a journalist.

«I wouldn't say that changeover was very successful, but I can’t help mentioning that progress is obvious», said President of the RA Court of Cassation Hovhannes Manoukyan in answer to the question of Thomas Hamenberg, President of the EU Committee Protecting Human Rights.

According to European Union Commissioner for External Relations and European Neighborhood Policy Benita Ferrero-Waldner, the decision of the French Parliament to criminalize the negation of the Armenian Genocide will not influence the process of the membership of Turkey in the EU, Radio station «Azatutyun» informs.

After RA Public Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepyan represented its mediation “to involve NA deputy Hakob Hakobyan in the case as accused”, according to one of the deputies, there was an impression that the only crime Hakobyan is not guilty of is the murder of Kennedy. According to the mediation, Hakobyan started his criminal activity in 1991.

At present in the NA special session RA Public Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepyan is representing his mediation “to involve NA deputy Hakob Hakobyan in the case as accused”. 98 deputies are present at the session. By the way, Hakob Hakobyan is accused not only of hooliganism but also of avoiding paying taxes and several other crimes.

Today Robert Simons, special envoy of NATO in Central Asia and South Caucasus met with RA Foreign Minister Vardan Oskanian in Yerevan.

France benefit from the adoption of the law criminalizing the negation of the Armenian Genocide, announced French Ambassador to Azerbaijan Bernard du Chaffaut. He underlined that the draft has been brought to the Parliament by the oppositional Socialist Party.

President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Arkadi Ghoukasyan rendered a press conference today in order to inform that journalists and through them to the society that he is not going to be nominated for the post of the NKR President for the third time.

«I have no doubt that the leaders of the Armenian Pan-National Movement are very competent about political murders as their head is on the run due accusations of political murder», said member of the ARF Dashnaktsutyun bureau Vahan Hovhannisyan in answer to the accusations of Yerjanik Abgaryan.

Tomorrow the Government session will make a decision about convening a special NA session on October 13 at midday. The session will discuss the issue of depriving NA deputy Hakob Hakobyan of immunity. Factually, Hakobyan will be set free tonight, until the Parliament decides what to do.

“Those who are guilty must be punished”, said Armen Ashotyan from the Republican faction in connection with the arrest of Hakob Hakobyan. “You should not look upon all this as a process in the context of pre-election campaign” he added.

Shadow economists and criminal elements in Armenia are tired of serving others and want to grab power, deputy Shavarsh Kocharyan warns. He says that the political, economic, administrative and criminal structures have united into one which will result in handing the power on to each other like batons.

Tomorrow the French Parliament will discuss a draft according to which the negation of the Armenian Genocide is criminalized with a penalty of 45 thousand Euros and five years of imprisonment. In this connection the Azeri Milli Mejlis has sent a warning letter to the French Parliament.

11:40 p.m. of the current day will mark the end of the 72 hours which NA deputy Hakob Hakobyan spent in the isolation cell. After that he must either be set free or be arrested for hooliganism.

Why didn't Armenian National Movement (ANM) join “Alternative” initiation? Our interviewee was Erjanik Abgaryan, member of the ANM and Alternative Initiation.

Dashnaktsutyun Party neither blames nor justifies Hakob Hakobyan, arrested on October 8 in connection with the case of hooliganism.

Today, “Alternative” social-political initiative announced the launch of its political activity. The main characteristics of this initiative is that “it involves not political forces or parties but individuals.”

Today the Georgian Parliament will discuss the Russian-Georgian relations. The Committee dealing with Euro-integration issues will release three announcements within the realm of the discussions.

Transitional transportation of Armenian loads from and to Russia through Georgia will not be stopped, informed RA Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan in Moscow. The co-chair of the Armenian-Russian intergovernmental Committee participated in the meeting of Ministers within the framework of the Committee.

Member of the Party “Republic” political council Suren Abrahamyan who was attacked on October 8 near the entrance of his house and the political council of the party made a statement today.