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Murder attempt against Armenian presidential candidate directed
against statehood - Union of Armenians in Russia
NEWS.AM
February 02, 2013 | 18:16
The murder attempt against presidential candidate of Armenia Paruyr
Hayrikyan is atrocity against the Government of Armenia, the Union of
Armenians of Russia published in a statement on its website.
`The Union of Armenians of Russia is concerned on audacious attack on
the presidential candidate of Armenia, famous politician, chairman of
the association `National Self-Determination' Paruyr Hayrikyan.
We regard such a criminal act as a crime against the Government of
Armenia and its international image, and we hope that the perpetrators
and organizers of this crime will be punished to the fullest extent of
the law.
Forces behind this immoral action will not be able to undermine the
democratic foundations of the Armenian state on the eve of important
political events - the presidential elections,' the statement reads.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an assassination attempt
was made against presidential candidate, opposition National
Self-Determination Union Chairman Paruyr Hayrikyan, on Thursday at
around 11:20 p.m. in downtown Yerevan, in front of his home. Hayrikyan
was shot and hospitalized with a gunshot wound. He underwent a
successful surgery Friday morning, and a bullet, which was located in
the soft tissues of his right elbow shoulder, was removed. A criminal
case is opened in connection with the assassination attempt against
Paruyr Hayrikyan. It is launched on charges of carrying out an
assassination attempt against a statesman, political or public figure,
which - that is, the attempt - is carried out to end this person's
noted activities. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for 12-20
years, or life in prison. The National Security Service is conducting
the investigation.
against statehood - Union of Armenians in Russia
NEWS.AM
February 02, 2013 | 18:16
The murder attempt against presidential candidate of Armenia Paruyr
Hayrikyan is atrocity against the Government of Armenia, the Union of
Armenians of Russia published in a statement on its website.
`The Union of Armenians of Russia is concerned on audacious attack on
the presidential candidate of Armenia, famous politician, chairman of
the association `National Self-Determination' Paruyr Hayrikyan.
We regard such a criminal act as a crime against the Government of
Armenia and its international image, and we hope that the perpetrators
and organizers of this crime will be punished to the fullest extent of
the law.
Forces behind this immoral action will not be able to undermine the
democratic foundations of the Armenian state on the eve of important
political events - the presidential elections,' the statement reads.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, an assassination attempt
was made against presidential candidate, opposition National
Self-Determination Union Chairman Paruyr Hayrikyan, on Thursday at
around 11:20 p.m. in downtown Yerevan, in front of his home. Hayrikyan
was shot and hospitalized with a gunshot wound. He underwent a
successful surgery Friday morning, and a bullet, which was located in
the soft tissues of his right elbow shoulder, was removed. A criminal
case is opened in connection with the assassination attempt against
Paruyr Hayrikyan. It is launched on charges of carrying out an
assassination attempt against a statesman, political or public figure,
which - that is, the attempt - is carried out to end this person's
noted activities. This crime is punishable by imprisonment for 12-20
years, or life in prison. The National Security Service is conducting
the investigation.