Lori Region Prosecutor Assassinated
Panorama reports that the Prosecutor for the Lori region, Albert Ghazarian, was killed in what is almost certainly an assassination on 25 August. Ghazarian was shot dead on his way home in Vanadzor at 00.20 am.
As Prosecutor Office Press Secretary Sona Truzyan informs, Ghazaryan has been shot with four bullets and was injured in his back, shoulders and neck. The investigation discovered four Macarov type gun shells at the place of the accident.
The operative-investigation group lead by temporary acting chief prosecutor of Armenia, Mnatsakan Sargsyan, has been at the place of the accident. The place of the accident has been investigated and the body has been examined. Medical and judiciary tests have been appointed.
A criminal case has been instituted based on article 104 of the Armenian Criminal Code. A qualified team from prosecutor’s office, police and national security services has been set up. All measures are taken to unveil the circumstances of the murder and to discover the guilty. Preliminary investigation results will be further reported.
