28/06/2014 14:48
Criminal case opened over use of violence by policemen
A criminal case has been opened under Article 309 part 2 of the Criminal Code based on materials prepared by Armenia’s Special Investigation Service (SIS) following an application of Hayk Kyureghyan.
According to the press service of SIS, citizen Hayk Kyureghyan filed an application saying that after he fired shots from a pneumatic pistol outside the court of the Yerevan’s Kentron and Nork-Marash administrative districts at 11 am on June 12, he was taken to a police station and then to the administrative building of the police station when policemen used violence against Kyureghyan, inflicting injuries on him.
An investigation is underway.