Advocates consider unreal the police version about Levon Gulyan’s death

ArmInfo News Agency
2007-05-14 12:44:00

Advocates consider unreal the police version about Levon Gulyan’s
death.

Levon Gulyan, born in 1976, was invited to the police to give
testimony on the Stepan Vardanyan murder case, committed on 9
May. According to the investigation data, Vardanyan was killed not far
from Gulyan’s "Pandok" restaurant.

For this reason Gulyan was called to the police for talk. According to
the official version, Gulyan asked for water over the talk and
remaining alone in the room was trying to run away. , press-release of
the police says. Such an option of the incident causes doubt of the
Gulyan’s lawyers – Narine and Rouben Rshtuni and Artur Grigoryan. The
latter told Arminfo correspondent that Gulyan himself willingly came
to the police to have a talk. In that case, why he was trying to run
away at the risk of his life. was let to go and take part in the
election, after which he came back to the police. The fact that Gulyan
himself came back to the police causes doubt regarding the statement
that he was trying to run away. Maybe Gulyan was forced to run away
because of being beaten and of tough treatment>, – Grigoryan said.

Barman Ayk Melkumyan and waitress Marine Grigoryan are also witness on
Vardanyan’s murder. They were also invited to the police to give
testimony. Melkumyan said he was also beaten, and psychological
pressure was applied towards Grigoryan. Artur Grigoryan also added
that Gulyan was invited to the police though the investigation Stepan
Vardanyan’s murder was being held by the prosecutor’s office. That is
to say, the so-called "talk" was organized by-passing the
investigation structure on the case.

Unlike Levon Gulayn, Ayk Melkumyan was kept in the Shengavit police
and beaten there. At the same time he was frightened that if he did
not give the needed testimony, he will be handed over to "Tamam" where
Melkumyan "will say even what had not happened". They mean the first
deputy chief of Criminal Investigation General Department Hovanes
Tamanyan known for his methods of working with the detained
people. Gulyan’s relatives also say about Tamamyan’s adherence to
Levon’s death.