ALBERT GHAZARIAN, PROCURATOR OF LORI REGION, KILLED
Noyan Tapan
Aug 27 2007
YEREVAN, AUGUST 27, NOYAN TAPAN. Albert Karush Ghazarian, the
procurator of the region of Lori and a third rank State Councillor
of Justice, was killed by an unknown person in the vicinity of his
house when returning home from work at about 00:20 on August 25,
2007. This information was provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent
by Sona Truzian, the Spokeswoman of the RA Prosecutor General. Four
shots were fired in the direction of Albert Ghazarian as a result of
which the procurator received three through and one blind injuries
in the area of his back, shoulders, and neck. Four cartridges of
"Makarov" pistol were discovered by the inspection of the scene.
An operative investigation group has arrived at the scene with
Mnatsakan Sargsian, the RA Acting Prosecutor General, and Armen
Yeritsian, the Deputy Chief of the police, at the head. An
examination of the scene and the corpse, as well as a forensic
examination has been conducted. A criminal case has been filed in
the Investigation Administration of the RA Prosecutor General’s
Office by the indications of Point 2, Part 2, Article 104 of the RA
Criminal Code: murder connected with the implementation of official
activities by a person. An investigation group has been created, in
which experienced collaborators of the National Security, the police,
and the RA Prosecutor General’s Office are included. According to
Sona Truzian, all necessary measures are being taken in order to
find out the circumstances of the murder and discover those, who
are guilty. There will be extra information about the results of the
preliminary investigation.