MURDERER GOT $30 000

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[06:15 pm] 25 July, 2007

The murderer of Stepan Zatikyan, the son of the former head of Malatia
Sebastia community Vahan Zatikyan, was paid $30 000, RA Prosecutor
General Aghvan Hovsepyan stated in a briefing on July 25.

To remind, Zatikyan was killed July 22, 2006 in Malatia. A few suspects
have been investigated in connection with the murder. Currently all
the participants of the murder are exposed and detained.

According to the RA Prosecutor General the motive was personal.

Aghvan Hovsepyan stated that the investigation of the murder of Shahen
Hovasapyan, the head of the State Tax Service Investigation Department,
is underway. Efforts are being made to reveal the circumstances. It is
due to mention that Haik Israelyan was charged with Shahen Hovasapyan’s
murder.

Haik Israelyan is also accused of the murder of Goga Arakelyan,
a criminal authority from Kirovakan.

Goga Arakelyan was killed in front of the Arabkir branch of
Armeconombank in 2005. Arthur Harutyunyan was tried for this crime
and is now serving sentence.

New circumstances were revealed. The process was investigated by
the detectives for important cases, and evidence came that Haik
Israelyan was the killer, i.e. Arthur Harutyunyan’s accomplice,
said Aghvan Hovsepyan.

On July 24, mass media reported that General Manvel Grigoryan’s son
had violently beaten Carlen Galstyan, 33, inspector of the State
Rescue Service of Armenia, at Zvartnots Airport.

According to the Prosecutor General the office of the district attorney
of Malatia-Sebastia community is preparing materials on the recent
violent incident.

Aghvan Hovsepyan promised to respond to people’s interest through
the Prosecutor General’s press secretary.