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Colonel wounded in Goris shootout is questioned
June 22, 2013 | 00:09
YEREVAN. - Colonel Artak Budaghyan, who was wounded in a shootout near
the house of Armenia's former Syunik regional governor, was questioned
about the incident.
MOD Investigation Department Senior Officer Meri Sargsyan corroborated
this information to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
She added that Budaghyan was questioned as a witness. Nikolay
Abrahamyan likewise was questioned earlier as a witness. Sargsyan
noted that an investigation is underway.
To note, Abrahamyan was recently discharged from hospital.
As for the health condition of Budaghyan, MOD Central Garrison
Military Hospital Director Aram Asaturyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am
that Budaghyan's condition is improving and he could even be
discharged from hospital on the weekend.
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 are 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
June 22, 2013 | 00:09
YEREVAN. - Colonel Artak Budaghyan, who was wounded in a shootout near
the house of Armenia's former Syunik regional governor, was questioned
about the incident.
MOD Investigation Department Senior Officer Meri Sargsyan corroborated
this information to Armenian News-NEWS.am.
She added that Budaghyan was questioned as a witness. Nikolay
Abrahamyan likewise was questioned earlier as a witness. Sargsyan
noted that an investigation is underway.
To note, Abrahamyan was recently discharged from hospital.
As for the health condition of Budaghyan, MOD Central Garrison
Military Hospital Director Aram Asaturyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am
that Budaghyan's condition is improving and he could even be
discharged from hospital on the weekend.
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 are 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