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COLONEL WOUNDED IN GORIS SHOOTOUT STILL NOT DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL
June 28, 2013 | 10:44
YEREVAN. - Colonel Artak Budaghyan, who was wounded in a shootout
near the house of Armenia's former Syunik regional governor, still
is not discharged from hospital.
MOD Central Garrison Military Hospital Director Aram Asaturyan told
Armenian News-NEWS.am that they plan to discharge him next week.
"He is in normal condition; we do not have to worry about a problem.
The [laboratory] analyses should be complete so we may discharge
[him]," he noted.
Asaturyan added that Budaghyan will return to hospital after his
forthcoming post-treatment leave of absence, he will be examined,
and if he is considered fully-recovered, he will return to duty.
Aram Asaturyan informed that Artak Budaghyan should return to military
duty in about 1.5 months
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
June 28, 2013 | 10:44
YEREVAN. - Colonel Artak Budaghyan, who was wounded in a shootout
near the house of Armenia's former Syunik regional governor, still
is not discharged from hospital.
MOD Central Garrison Military Hospital Director Aram Asaturyan told
Armenian News-NEWS.am that they plan to discharge him next week.
"He is in normal condition; we do not have to worry about a problem.
The [laboratory] analyses should be complete so we may discharge
[him]," he noted.
Asaturyan added that Budaghyan will return to hospital after his
forthcoming post-treatment leave of absence, he will be examined,
and if he is considered fully-recovered, he will return to duty.
Aram Asaturyan informed that Artak Budaghyan should return to military
duty in about 1.5 months
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