Man arrested for vandalizing Leonid Azgaldyan monument in Yerevan

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Armenia –

LAW 17:01 14/04/2022 ARMENIA

Armenian police officers have arrested the man, who vandalized the monument to legendary Armenian commander and Artsakh war hero Leonid Azgaldyan.

“The 58-year-old man, a resident of Mashtots Avenue in Yerevan, was taken to the Central Police Station and confessed to the crime. The preliminary investigation is underway," the police said on Thursday.

Earlier, artist Ara Shahumyan shared photos of the damaged bust of Leonid Azgaldyan on social media, calling for immediate punishment of the vandals.

The monument to Leonid Azgaldyan was unveiled at the intersection of Mesrop Mashtots Avenue and Movses Khorenatsi Street in central Yerevan on December 11, 2002. The 2.2-meter-high monument is crafted from granite.

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