04/06/2013 14:25
Additional charges brought against governor’s son and bodyguard
Additional charges have ben brought against Synik regional governor Surik Khachatrian’s son and bodyguard. Aysor.am was informed that they are charged under three articles of Armenia’s Criminal Code: Article 104 part 2 point 6 (murder), Article 112 part 1 (willful infliction of heavy damage to health), and Article 235 part 1 (illegal procurement, transportation, keeping or carrying of weapons, explosives or explosive devices).
We should remind you that former candidate for Goris mayor Avetik Budaghian was killed in the June 1 shooting outside the house of Syunik province governor Suren Khachatrian. Avetik Budaghian’s brother, a military unit’s commander Artak Budaghian, received a severe gunshot wound and was taken to a military hospital. The governor’s bodyguard Nikolai Abrahamian was also hospitalized.
The governor’s son Tigran Khachatrian and another bodyguard Zarzand Nikoghosian have been arrested on suspicion of murder. They are now in a pre-trial prison.