WITNESSES BEATEN IN VANADZOR
Naira Bulghadaryan

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[04:03 pm] 10 September, 2007

After the arrest of Arman Darbinyan, Vanadzor Mayor Samvel Darbinyan’s
nephew, the employees of "Bellissimo" Club were called to the
prosecutor’s office and severely beaten.

To remind, Arman Darbinyan is the director of "Bellissimo" Club.

On September 9, four employees of the club told on Lori TV about the
tortures they had undergone at the prosecutor’s office. According
to them, an inspector form Yerevan named Nikoghosyan, swore and beat
the employees to take testimony.

Albert Harutyunyan, a watchman at "Bellissimo" Club, was also taken to
the prosecutor’s office. The watchman was on duty on the night of the
prosecutor Albert Ghazaryan’s murder. At first Nikoghosyan shouted at
him and tried to suppress him. When the 70-year-old watchman answered
the same way, the inspector calmed down and continued the interrogation
in a normal way.

The inspector inquired about the prosecutor’s assassination and the
people present at the club that night. The watchman couldn’t give
definite answers to the inspector as he didn’t remember all their
visitors.

The club is temporarily closed. According to the watchman they will
soon resume their work.