Murder In The Center Of Yerevan

MURDER IN THE CENTER OF YEREVAN

Armenpress
Sept 06 2006

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 6, ARMENPRESS: The head of the Operative and
Investigation Department of a government-affiliated State Tax
Inspection Shahen Hovasapian was killed today in the morning after
a bomb placed in his GAZ-31 car exploded.

The law enforcement officials are at present working on the scene. No
other details are available presently. The President of Armenia has
instructed the law enforcement bodies to undertake all the necessary
measures to disclose the crime as soon as possible.

A spokesperson for the president Victor Soghomonian told Armenpress
that Robert Kocharian expressed his condolences to the family of
Shahen Hovasapian.

Soghomonian said the criminal way of acting, which is directed against
the efforts to improve tax administration and ensure equal conditions
for all must be condemned. He said it is not able to affect the
government’s policy to eliminate problems and shortcomings in tax
administration.

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