SEARCH ANNOUNCED TO MEMBER OF GYUMRI COUNCILLORS K. GHUKASIAN ON CRIMINAL CASE INSTITUTED ON FACT OF EXCHANGE OF FIRE IN GYUMRI

Noyan Tapan
May 30 2007

YEREVAN, MAY 30, NOYAN TAPAN. Preliminary investigation on the criminal
case instituted on the occasion of the incident of exchange of fire
on May 20, at about 19:30 on the crossroad of Terian and Ghukasian
streets of town of Gyumri continues.

According to the report placed on the website of RA Prosecutor
General’s Office, by preliminary investigation it was found out that
member of Gyumri Councillors Kolya Ghukasian who was in Hummer H-2 car
with the licence plate 44 SS 440 with Spartak Ghukasian also took part
in the exchange of fire. On the basis of the received evidence on May
29 a decision was made to involve K. Ghukasian as a defendant by the
signs of Article part 2, 1st, 6th and 7th clauses of Article 34-104,
part 1 of Article 235 and part 4 of Article 258 of RA Criminal Code
– attempted murder, illegal carrying of arms, hooliganism. The same
day arrest was chosen as a preventive punishment to him and search
was announced.

And on May 28, by the decision of the body carrying out preliminary
investigation, accusation was brought to suspect Norayr Soloyan by
part 3, Article 258, RA Criminal Code – hooliganism, arrest was chosen
as a preventive punishment to him.

Measures are being undertaken to reveal the identity of another persons
involved in the crime, to reveal searched persons and fire-arms used
during the exchange of fire. The preliminary investigation is going on.