Police Launch Investigation Into Scuffle Between Empowered Persons O

POLICE LAUNCH INVESTIGATION INTO SCUFFLE BETWEEN EMPOWERED PERSONS OF CANDIDATES FOR POST OF NA DEPUTY

Noyan Tapan
Jan 11, 2010

YEREVAN, JANUARY 11, NOYAN TAPAN. At 2:45 pm on January 10 the Kentron
unit of the RA police received a call about an argument in front of
the polling station 10/09 located in the Yerevan secondary school
after John Kirakosian.

According to a report of the RA Police, it turned out that an argument
broke out between Tigran Muradian, 46 – a person empowered to act for
the candidate for the post of a National Assembly deputy Ara Simonian,
and Petros Makeyan, 60, Karen Makeyan, 31, and Suren Martirosian,
27 – persons empowered to act for the candidate for the post of a
National Assembly deputy Nikol Pashinian. According to the same source,
the latter three persons beat T. Muradian, who suffered injuries to
various parts of his body. T. Muradian has submitted a report and
will undergo a forensic examination.

At 3:35 pm on the same day a call was received from Yerevan university
hospital No 1 that Suren Martirosian with a a face injury, Petros
Makeyan with craniocerebral traumas, and Karen Makeyan with scratches
on his back had asked for medical aid.

Investigation is underway.