TWO YOUNG MEN ACCUSED OF MURDER SURRENDER THEMSELVES TO POLICE

Noyan Tapan
Apr 26 2006

YEREVAN, APRIL 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Hayk Ter-Tadevosian and Tadevos
Hambartsumian, both of them accused of killing Erik Asatrian,
came to the criminal investigation department on April 24, at 4:00
pm. According to the website of the Office of the RA Prosecutor
General, H. Ter-Tadevosian handed a Nagan pistol, and T. Hambartsumian
handed a Makarov pistol over to the police. According to the same
source, the accused were transported to Nubarashen prison of the RA
Ministry of Justice. To recap, a decision was made on April 15 to
bring charges of murder against these two young men, choose arrest as
a measure of restraint and to put them on the list of persons wanted
by police. The newspaper “Armenian Time” reported that late April
13 some shots were fired at house No 1 Komitas Street in Yerevan,
as a result of which Erik Asatrian, 25, was killed after receiving
bullet wounds in the chest and groin. On arriving at the scene of
the crime, policemen found three 9mm-caliber bullet cases and one
bullet. According to the newspaper, one of the accused is the son of
General Arkady Ter-Tadevosian, Komandos, Chairman of the Sport and
Technical Company. There are rumors that a few hours before the murder,
Komandos’ son quarreled with two young men who beat him. Some time
later H. Ter-Tedevosian and his friends arrived at the above mentioned
place, opened fire on a group of young men there and took to flight.