ARMENIAN LAW INFORCEMENT AGENCIES DISCLOSED MURDER OF "AVIASERVICE" CJSC SERVICE CHIEF ARTHUR KHALATYAN

ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia
October 5, 2006 Thursday

The Armenian law-enforcement agencies have disclosed the murder of
"Aviaservice" CJSC service chief Arthur Khalatyan.

The Armenian Police press-service says that as a result of
operative-investigation actions it was found out that an inhabitant
of Byureghavan Robert Sargsyan entered into collusion with his cousin
Henrik Hovnikyan and his friend Tatoul Mirzoyan with the intention
to take possession of the deceased’s flat, cruelly beat and smothered
him. Tatoul Mirzoyan is arrested, Robert Sargsyan and Henrik Hovnikyan
are wanted by the police. Khalatyan’s body was found on September 30
around 11:30 PM. The public prosecutor’s office of Kotayk region has
instituted a criminal case under part 1 of Clause 104 (murder) of the
Armenian Criminal Code. According to the law enforcement agencies,
Sargsyan got acquainted with Khalatyan on September 20, 2006, through
the "PB Realty" Agency to buy his flat for 145 thousand dollars. On
September 30 around 11 AM Sargsyan and Khalatyan met in Yerevan to
clarify some questions about the price and agreed to come to the
agency two hours later. But afterwards it was impossible to get in
touch with Khalatyan, and Sargsyan refused the meeting. The same day
around 4 PM Sargsyan left his car VAZ 2121 at his relative’s in Zar
village and disappeared in an unknown direction.