Azeri Press Agency, Azerbaijan
Feb. 24, 2008

Shooting occurred while detaining Deputy Prosecutor General of
Armenia Gagik Jhangirian, three wounded

[ 24 Feb 2008 14:23 ]

Yerevan – APA. Deputy Prosecutor General of Armenia Gagik Jhangirian,
who was dismissed for supporting the opposition, has been detained by
Interior Ministry’s Department to Combat Organized Crimes, the
ministry’s press service made a statement, APA reports quoting
Armenian mass media.

The statement says that Department to Combat Organized Crimes
received report that there are armed persons in BMW X5 and VAZ-211010
and they want to strain the situation in Yerevan. The cars were
detained in Argavand village near Yerevan at 23.00 on February 23.
The persons in the car resisted.

Officer of the Department to Combat Organized Crimes Rafig Muradyan
negligently wounded his colleague Gevork Malkhasyan, head inspector
of the Interior Ministry Tigran Karapetyan and Vardan Jhangirian.
Various firearms, dagger, handcuffs and body armour were found on
Gagik Jhangirian, his brother Vardan Jhangirian, Karen Ovannisian and
Leva Pogosyan. Vardan Jhangirian was arrested.

Armenian Interior Ministry’s statement does not say whether Gagik
Jhangirian has been arrested or not.