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COLONEL WOUNDED IN GORIS SHOOTOUT TO BE DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL ON THURSDAY
July 04, 2013 | 12:09
YEREVAN. - Colonel Artak Budaghyan, who was wounded in a shootout
near the house of Armenia's former Syunik regional governor, will be
discharged from hospital on Thursday.
MOD Central Garrison Military Hospital Director Aram Asaturyan told
the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
He noted that Budaghyan's health condition is normal. Incidentally,
the Central Military Medical Commission issued a 20-day post-treatment
leave of absence to the officer.
Budaghyan will spend his leave of absence in Goris city, his relatives
told Armenian News-NEWS.am; they are heading back to Goris on Thursday.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, shots were fired nearby
Syunik governor Suren Khachatryan's home in Goris city, on June 2
at around 12:10am. As a result, one person was killed and two others
sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to Goris hospital. The person
who died was Avo Budaghyan, the former Goris mayoral candidate. The
wounded were Budaghyan's brother Artak, and Nikolay Abrahamyan,
a relative and bodyguard of Khachatryan. Subsequently, the wounded
were transferred to capital city Yerevan.
A criminal case is launched on charges of murder and illegal carrying,
possession, and use of arms and ammunition. The Military Prosecutor's
Office is conducting the investigation.
Two people are arrested in connection with this incident. One of
them is the Syunik regional governor's son, Tigran Khachatryan, 19,
and the other is the governor's bodyguard, Zarzand Nikoghosyan.
Pursuant to his petition, Suren Khachatryan was relieved of his duties
as Governor of Syunik Region.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am
July 04, 2013 | 12:09
YEREVAN. - Colonel Artak Budaghyan, who was wounded in a shootout
near the house of Armenia's former Syunik regional governor, will be
discharged from hospital on Thursday.
MOD Central Garrison Military Hospital Director Aram Asaturyan told
the aforesaid to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
He noted that Budaghyan's health condition is normal. Incidentally,
the Central Military Medical Commission issued a 20-day post-treatment
leave of absence to the officer.
Budaghyan will spend his leave of absence in Goris city, his relatives
told Armenian News-NEWS.am; they are heading back to Goris on Thursday.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, shots were fired nearby
Syunik governor Suren Khachatryan's home in Goris city, on June 2
at around 12:10am. As a result, one person was killed and two others
sustained gunshot wounds and were taken to Goris hospital. The person
who died was Avo Budaghyan, the former Goris mayoral candidate. The
wounded were Budaghyan's brother Artak, and Nikolay Abrahamyan,
a relative and bodyguard of Khachatryan. Subsequently, the wounded
were transferred to capital city Yerevan.
A criminal case is launched on charges of murder and illegal carrying,
possession, and use of arms and ammunition. The Military Prosecutor's
Office is conducting the investigation.
Two people are arrested in connection with this incident. One of
them is the Syunik regional governor's son, Tigran Khachatryan, 19,
and the other is the governor's bodyguard, Zarzand Nikoghosyan.
Pursuant to his petition, Suren Khachatryan was relieved of his duties
as Governor of Syunik Region.
News from Armenia - NEWS.am