SUREN ABRAHAMYAN HAS BEEN BEATEN UP

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[02:00 pm] 09 October, 2006

Suren Abrahamyan, former Minister of Internal Affairs, former mayor
of Yerevan, and member of the Republican party political council,
was attacked yesterday. Two people attacked him, threw him down to
the ground and started to kick him, the Republican party informs. The
details of the case will be revealed during today’s press conference.

Let us remind you that Suren Abrahamyan had made a speech within the
framework of the "Anti-criminal movement". When the journalists asked
him to mention names, he mentioned that of Prime Minister Andranik
Margaryan.

The Yerevan police informed that on October 8 at 01:30 p.m. citizen of
Yerevan Suren Abrahamyan (b. 1947) turned to the police and informed
that the same day about 10:20 a.m. he was attacked by two unknown
people and beaten up.

The police took measures to find out the criminals.

Preliminary investigation is under way.