MAYOR’S SON CHARGED AND WANTED

Lragir.am
25-05-2007 17:42:21

The Office of Public Prosecutor of Shirak region brought charges
against Spartak Ghukasyan, son of the mayor of Gyumri Vardan
Ghukasyan, as well as Rustam Sargsyan and Telman Karapetyan under
Articles 34-104 Chapter 2, Point 1, 6 and 7, Article 235 Chapter 1 and
Article 258 Chapter 4 of the Crime Code of Armenia. The three young
men are wanted for the shooting on May 20 at the intersection of
Teryan and Ghukasyan streets, a crowded part of the city. The `war ‘
of the sons ignited from the political controversies between their
fathers; the mayor is a Republican, Rustam Sargsyan’s father is a
member of the Bargavach Hayastan Party.

On May 20 at 6 o’clock in the evening Rustam Sargsyan had an argument
with Norair Soloyan at the Metelitsa bar and restaurant he owns. They
argued for 10 minutes, then they went out to the courtyard where
Rustam Sargsyan shot twice at Norair Soloyan’s legs with his illegal
gun. Norair Soloyan was injured at the right leg and left the place.

Later at half past seven in the evening at the intersection of Teryan
and Ghukasyan Streets in Gyumri Telman Karapetyan and Rustam Sargsyan
in his land cruiser and Spartak Ghukasyan and two other people in his
H2 shot at each other but nobody got killed.

Hamaspiur Mnatsakanyan, a passer-by, was injured at the right hand,
the walls and windows of the surrounding houses were damaged. The two
machine guns and two revolvers used by Robert Sargsyan and Telman
Karapetyan were confiscated.

By the way, Hamaspiur Mnatsakanyan is not the first person who suffers
from the battles of the `golden’ youth. Besides, a child has been
missing since the day of the shooting, and many think the child got
killed, and the body was buried somewhere.

Besides, in speaking about his son’s recent `exploit’, Vardan
Ghukasyan said Spartak defended his friend’s honor.