SPECIAL INVESTIGATION SERVICE OF ARMENIA COMPLETES INVESTIGATION IN CRIMINAL CASE AGAINST FORMER SOLICITOR GENERAL GAGIK JHANGIRYN

ArmInfo
2008-08-22 11:00:00

ArmInfo. Special Investigation Service of Armenia has completed the
investigation in the criminal case against former solicitor general
Gagik Jhangiryan.

The criminal case was submitted to the court Friday. He is charged
with Article 316.1 of Armenian Cirminal Code (violent treatment to
police officer). The former deputy prosecutor general of Armenia
Gagik Jangiryan and his brother Vardan Jangiryan were detained on
Feb 23 late in the evening.

As press-service of the Armenian Police reports, Main Department for
fighting Organized Crime [MDFOC] received the real-time information
that the persons in the motors black BMWx5 number 99 SL555 and silver
‘VAZ 21010’ number 80 UU 555 are armed and are going to destabilize
the situation in the capital city. On 23 February, at 23:00 PM,
near the Argavand cross-road the MDFOC stopped the above mentioned
motors but the persons in them showed resistance. The MDFOC employee
Rafik Muradyan carelessly started shooting from his government-issue
weapon and injured Vardan Jangiryan and two MDFOC employees Gevorg
Malkhasyan and Tigran Karapetyan. The former deputy prosecutor general
Gagik Jangiryan, Vardan Jangiryan, Karen Hovanesyan and Leva Pogosyan
were detained. Gagik Jangiryan toted a Czech gun charged with 14
pistols and Vardan Jangiryan – PSM type gun charged with 8 pistols,
Karen Hovanesyan – "Makarov" type gun changed with 8 pistols and a
spare charger with 8 pistols. When searching of the motor "Browning"
type gun changed with 14 pistols, a hanger, ristbands and armoured
jacket were found.