The Ombudsman of Georgia visited wounded Karen Baloyan
On 11th of March representatives of the Ombudsman of Georgia together with
the leaders of ACCG visited the Aramyants hospital #1 of Tbilisi, where
Karen Baloyan was placed after having been attacked on the 9th of March in
Tsalka together with the group of other ethnic Armenian residents of
Georgia.
The Public defender of Georgia Mr. Sozar Subari asked Mr. Baloyan about his
condition and also about the incident in Tsalka. Mr. Karen Baloyan stated
that neither he nor any of his friends were acquainted with the criminals
previously.
The Ombudsman’s Assistant Mr. Beka Mindiashvili had visited the scene of
crime in Tsalka and presented his opinion about the crime. Mr. Sozar Subari
offered his assistance to the victim of the attack and expressed hope for
prompt conclusion of the case and a fair punishment of the criminals
involved.
As previously reported, on the 9th of March at about 18:00 an armed attack
on ethnic Armenian residents of in the town of Tsalka of Georgia took place.
The attack happened in the town centre, after the young men have just
finished their tea in a cafe. Once the boys were about to get into their car
they were suddenly attacked. According to eye-witness testimonies and also a
testimony of one of the victims, there were about fifteen attackers and many
of them were armed with cold weapons. As a result of stabbing Mr. Gevorg
Gevorkyan, 23, was murdered and Mr. V. Sahakyan, 25, was wounded. Mr. Karen
Baloyan, 25, was transferred to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, where 7
hours after the injury he was placed in the Aramyants city Hospital #1.
Wounded into his left lung, Mr. Baloyan had to travel four hours on a car
on a wrecked motorway to get to the Hospital. In spite of significant loss
of blood and bad injuries his condition today is satisfactory.
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