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OMBUDSMAN OF ARMENIA: ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT AGAINST PARUYR HAYRIKYAN IS A PROVOCATION AND CHALLENGE TO ARMENIAN STATEHOOD AND PUBLIC
ARMINFO
Friday, February 1, 14:00
The assassination attempt against candidate for president Paruyr
Hayrikyan is a provocation and challenge to Armenian statehood and
public, says the statement by Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan.
The human rights defender hopes the law-enforcers will properly inquire
into the incident and expose who is behind the assassination attempt.
The assassination attempt against Paruyr Hayrikyan, candidate
for president of Armenia, Leader of the Union for National
Self-Determination Party, was made in the Tpagrichnery Street in
Yerevan overnight. Hayrikyan was hospitalized with a gunshot wound
in shoulder.
A criminal case was initiated on Article 34-305 of the Criminal Code of
Armenia (assassination attempt against a statesman, political figure
or public worker in order to stop his activity). Besides Hayrikyan,
the presidential candidates are as follows: incumbent president Serzh
Sargsyan from the Republican Party and former prime minister Hrant
Bagratyan from the Liberty Party, Leader of Heritage Party Raffi
Hovannisian, Advisor for Political Issues of the Refugees and the
International Law Civil Society Network, ex-foreign minister of NKR
Arman Melikyan, Leader of National Accord Party Aram Haroutiunyan,
political expert Andrias Ghukasyan, and specialist in epic Vardan
Sedrakyan. The elections will be held on Feb 18 2013.
ARMINFO
Friday, February 1, 14:00
The assassination attempt against candidate for president Paruyr
Hayrikyan is a provocation and challenge to Armenian statehood and
public, says the statement by Armenian Ombudsman Karen Andreasyan.
The human rights defender hopes the law-enforcers will properly inquire
into the incident and expose who is behind the assassination attempt.
The assassination attempt against Paruyr Hayrikyan, candidate
for president of Armenia, Leader of the Union for National
Self-Determination Party, was made in the Tpagrichnery Street in
Yerevan overnight. Hayrikyan was hospitalized with a gunshot wound
in shoulder.
A criminal case was initiated on Article 34-305 of the Criminal Code of
Armenia (assassination attempt against a statesman, political figure
or public worker in order to stop his activity). Besides Hayrikyan,
the presidential candidates are as follows: incumbent president Serzh
Sargsyan from the Republican Party and former prime minister Hrant
Bagratyan from the Liberty Party, Leader of Heritage Party Raffi
Hovannisian, Advisor for Political Issues of the Refugees and the
International Law Civil Society Network, ex-foreign minister of NKR
Arman Melikyan, Leader of National Accord Party Aram Haroutiunyan,
political expert Andrias Ghukasyan, and specialist in epic Vardan
Sedrakyan. The elections will be held on Feb 18 2013.