WITHOUT REGAINING CONSCIOUSNESS

Hayots Ashkhar Daily
Published on April 15, 2008
Armenia

On April 11, two people suffering from bodily damages as a result
of the mass disorders of March 1-2 passed away in hospital, without
regaining consciousness.

As reported by the General Prosecutor’s Office, on March 2, around
01:00 a.m., Tigran Abgaryan (born in 1989), serviceman of military
unit No. N, was found in a state of unconsciousness near "Svin"
hunter’s shop (Leo Street). T. Abgaryan had received a firearm wound of
cervical vertebrae. He was moved to Hospital No. 1, Yerevan. Later, the
servicemen was transferred to "Erebuni" medical center and then – to
the Mikayelyan hospital where he died, without regaining consciousness.

On March 22, around 22 p.m., Samvel Haroutyunyan (born in 1979),
inhabitant of the village of Lousarat, Ararat marz, was moved
by unknown individuals to "Armenia" medical center in a state of
unconsciousness. There he died, without regaining consciousness.

Touching upon NA Deputy Vardan Khachatryan’s statement (made in
yesterday’s press conference) that the real number of the victims
exceeds the reported number, Sona Trouzyan, Press Secretary of the
Prosecutor General, said that the inquest body had not received any
report on missing individuals. Neither did the investigation uncover
cases and data about the disappearance of any participant of the March
1 events. During the disorders, 55 people received bodily damages,
with 15 people suffering from firearm wounds. After receiving first
aid, 5 people among those 15 individuals escaped. The inquest body
is undertaking measures towards discovering all the individuals.