No defendants in Surmalu market explosion so far

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YEREVAN, AUGUST 17, ARMENPRESS. The General Prosecution is denying media reports which claimed that charges have been pressed in connection with the Surmalu market explosion.

Prosecutor-General Artur Davtyan’s Advisor Gor Abrahamyan said in a statement that as of this moment there are no defendants in the case.

However, there is a defendant in the investigation into the fire which happened a year ago in the same market. He said that a local newspaper made the erroneous report after he was asked whether or not there are defendants in the 2021 fire which took place in the Surmalu where the explosion took place on Sunday.

“I am asking the news media to retract the disinformation.”

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