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ARMENIAN PROSECUTORS DENY REPORTS THAT LAWYER'S MURDER WAS RELATED TO HIS PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
YEREVAN, November 21. / ARKA /. Armenia's Prosecutor General's Office
denied media reports claiming that the murder of a lawyer, Samvel
Sharbatyan, last week was related to his professional activities. It
said no evidence was found by the preliminary investigation to ground
these allegations.
It said in a statement posted on its official website that the forensic
examination established that the lawyer died of a brain dysfunction.
Samvel Sharbatyan, a member of the Armenian Bar Association, born
in 1963, was found dead on November 18 at a restaurant in Shahumyan
village of Lori region with traces of violence on his body. The police
said they had found 5 cartridge pistol cases on the scene. They said
Artak Veranyan turned in to police himself together with the gun.
The police have opened a criminal case under Article 104, part 1 of the
Criminal Code of Armenia. The investigation revealed that on November
18, at about 22.00 Artak Veranyan and his brother Aren born in 1981,
met at Mush restaurant with Samvel Sharbatyan to receive from him an
explanation of a personal nature.
During the squabble the brothers showed disrespect to other people and
restaurant workers. Then, Artak Veranyan seized Sharbatyan's gun and
fired several shots in his direction, causing him multiple injuries.
The police said they are hunting for Aren Veranyan and Samvel Diloyan,
who were also involved in the squabble. -0-
YEREVAN, November 21. / ARKA /. Armenia's Prosecutor General's Office
denied media reports claiming that the murder of a lawyer, Samvel
Sharbatyan, last week was related to his professional activities. It
said no evidence was found by the preliminary investigation to ground
these allegations.
It said in a statement posted on its official website that the forensic
examination established that the lawyer died of a brain dysfunction.
Samvel Sharbatyan, a member of the Armenian Bar Association, born
in 1963, was found dead on November 18 at a restaurant in Shahumyan
village of Lori region with traces of violence on his body. The police
said they had found 5 cartridge pistol cases on the scene. They said
Artak Veranyan turned in to police himself together with the gun.
The police have opened a criminal case under Article 104, part 1 of the
Criminal Code of Armenia. The investigation revealed that on November
18, at about 22.00 Artak Veranyan and his brother Aren born in 1981,
met at Mush restaurant with Samvel Sharbatyan to receive from him an
explanation of a personal nature.
During the squabble the brothers showed disrespect to other people and
restaurant workers. Then, Artak Veranyan seized Sharbatyan's gun and
fired several shots in his direction, causing him multiple injuries.
The police said they are hunting for Aren Veranyan and Samvel Diloyan,
who were also involved in the squabble. -0-