INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE: KIDNAPPERS OF ARTAK KHACHATRYAN WERE ARMED
by Nana Martirosyan
Wednesday, February 11, 13:45
The kidnappers of Artak Khachatryan, member of the Political Council
of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), were armed, the Investigation
Committee of Armenia reports.
According to the details published, on Feb 7, at midnight, Artak
Khachatryan and his friend Narek Abrahamyan drove up to one of the
restaurants in Tolstoy Street. When they parked the car, a black Toyota
Corolla drove up to them. Three masked persons dressed in black got
out of the Toyota and forced Khachatryan to get into their car.
The source says that the masked persons were beating him for a few
hours. Afterwards they took Khachatryan to a desert street and let
him go home.
To note, a criminal case has been launched over the attack on Artak
Khachatryan, a member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Political
Council, Artak Khachatryan was kidnapped by three masked persons on
Feb 7. Several hours later, he was found near his apartment severely
beaten up. The PAP has disseminated a statement over the incident,
wherein it strongly condemned the violence against Khachatryan. The
Party blames the political leadership of Armenia for the incident
that happened shortly after Khachatryan took an active part in the
protests against the amendments to the Law on Turnover Tax.
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by Nana Martirosyan
Wednesday, February 11, 13:45
The kidnappers of Artak Khachatryan, member of the Political Council
of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), were armed, the Investigation
Committee of Armenia reports.
According to the details published, on Feb 7, at midnight, Artak
Khachatryan and his friend Narek Abrahamyan drove up to one of the
restaurants in Tolstoy Street. When they parked the car, a black Toyota
Corolla drove up to them. Three masked persons dressed in black got
out of the Toyota and forced Khachatryan to get into their car.
The source says that the masked persons were beating him for a few
hours. Afterwards they took Khachatryan to a desert street and let
him go home.
To note, a criminal case has been launched over the attack on Artak
Khachatryan, a member of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP) Political
Council, Artak Khachatryan was kidnapped by three masked persons on
Feb 7. Several hours later, he was found near his apartment severely
beaten up. The PAP has disseminated a statement over the incident,
wherein it strongly condemned the violence against Khachatryan. The
Party blames the political leadership of Armenia for the incident
that happened shortly after Khachatryan took an active part in the
protests against the amendments to the Law on Turnover Tax.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=11196A70-B1DB-11E4-B57F0EB7C0D21663