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Last Italy-based survivor of Armenian Genocide dies at 98http://media.pn.am/media/issue/176/003/photo/176003.jpgFebruary 18, 2014 - 13:43 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - The last survivor of the Armenian Genocide in Cerchiara (Calabria), Italy, Sergio (Sarkis) Musceghian died aged 98. As Paris-based journalist Jean Eckian told PanARMENIAN.Netborn on November 4, 1916, Sergio, a homeless boy of 4, was roaming the streets of Constantinople when taken in and raised by Italian missionaries. He lived most of his life between Puglia and Calabria where he ended his days. In his eulogy to Sarkis, Cerchiara Mayor Antonio Carlomagno paid tribute to the man "of great dignity and moral rectitude". "Community of Cerchiara di Calabria had the pleasure and honor of meeting Sarkis during commemoration of the victims of the greatest tragedy of Armenian people, still waiting for the historic justice," Mr Carlomagno said. In the last years of his life, Musceghian devoted much of his time to participating in the Armenian Genocide commemorative events. "I can not miss an opportunity to speak of the fate of my people," he used to say. The home village of Musceghian in Italy, Nor Arax (Bari) inaugurated a monument (Khatckar) in tribute to the victims of the Genocide in January 2013.

Najarians Again Find Themselves in Armenian Court Procrastination http://hetq.am/static/news/b/2011/10/5616.jpg14:53, October 21, 2011K.George Najarian and Carolann Najarian, M.D. well-known philanthropists, are being sued in a civil case by Grigor Igityan, the man convicted of swindling them of both property and money. Igityan was convicted on all counts in the criminal courts after more than 8 years of hearings, trials, and appeals up to the highest court in Armenia, and is now serving out his prison sentence in an Armenian jail. From jail, Igityan has instituted a civil case through the Kentron Court of First Intention, Yerevan, against the Najarians. He is claiming damages for financial losses he supposedly sustained due to being tried and convicted for crimes he committed. In addition to the court case, Najarian’s properties have been attached by the court. This is unprecedented in legal practice not only in Armenia, but elsewhere. According to Najarian’s attorneys in Armenia, all demands made in Igityan’s claim have been resolved through multiple court decisions in the criminal case brought against him. The evidence to substantiate these decisions against Igityan who was found guilty of knowingly swindling the Najarians, has been confirmed up to the highest court in Armenia. These decisions remain in force, thus it is shocking that the lower court has agreed to hear the case and has attached their properties.