THE RELATIVES OF THE AMERICAN MURDERED IN ARMENIA ARE IN PANIC

A1 Plus | 21:25:46 | 15-10-2004 | Social |

American specialist Joshua Haglund has been teaching in the Foreign
Languages University after Valeri Bryusov within language program
of USA Secretary of State since last September. On May 17 Haglund
was murdered in his apartment in Yerevan. His corpse was found in
the courtyard of the building where he appeared while pursuing those
having stabbed him.

Joshua’s mother and two brothers have held a press conference in
“Armenia Now” Information Centre. Together with other sons Joshua’s
mother arrived in Armenia since they are alarmed for neglect over
disclosure of the murder. USA Embassy and Police keep silence.

According to the rumours spread, Joshua’s office period in Armenia
was expiring and on the eve of returning to the homeland he was
killed since he had been an agent of Central Investigation Agency of
USA. There are other versions regarding murder because of jealousy
or personal relations. The relatives of the murdered man announce
that he was of untraditional sexual orientation.

They also informed they had met Armenian General Prosecutor and
USA Ambassador to Armenia who had assured that disclosure of murder
was prior. We asked if the relatives of the murdered person didn’t
trust USA Embassy to Armenia. They said they did but they had arrived
in Armenia in person to support disclosing of the crime, to study at
the scene what in fact could have happened with their relative.

Joshua’s relatives have met his friends, students and intimate
persons. But the relatives didn’t wish to release any information to
journalists what they had learnt after various meetings.

At the press conference the relatives asked journalists to provide
them any kind of information.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress