Khachatur Sukiasian Surrendered To The Law-Enforcement Authorities

KHACHATUR SUKIASIAN SURRENDERED TO THE LAW-ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES

AZG DAILY
03-09-2009

Local

In a surprise move, Khachatur Sukiasian, a fugitive businessman and
opposition parliamentarian, surrendered to Armenian law-enforcement
authorities on Wednesday to face trial for his alleged role in last
year’s post-election violence in Yerevan, Azatutyun reports.

Sona Truzian, a spokeswoman for Armenia’s Office of the
Prosecutor-General, told RFE/RL that Sukiasian was taken into
custody immediately after arriving at the headquarters of the Special
Investigative Service (SIS), which has been investigating the deadly
unrest.

Under Armenian law, the SIS has 72 hours to decide whether to ask
a Yerevan court to reaffirm a 2008 arrest warrant for the tycoon or
set him free pending trial. The law-enforcement body did not announce
its further actions as of late evening.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS