The Military Prosecutor's Office of Armenia is conducting a biased inquiry into the bloody incident near the house of ex governor of Syunik region Suren Khachatryan, says Hayk Alumyan, the lawyer of Artak Bugaghyan, the man who has been accused of attacking Khachatryan's house.
"It seems that the inquiry is being carried out by Khachatryan rather than Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan. From the very first day Kostanyan kept claiming that there was an attack on Khachatryan's house even though there was no such evidence. I see no ground for accusing my client now that it is known that there was no attack and no threat to anybody's life. They found drugs in the blood of Khachatryan's son, and so, they decided to pass the buck on my client," Alumyan said.
He said that the police appeared as late as 30 minutes after the incident though there was no traffic jam in the city. "Khachatyran's relative helped them to inspect the scene, which was illegal, and, lastly, Khachatryan handed over just seven guns, while reliable sources say that he had much more kept in his house," Alumyan said.
As a result of a bloody incident that took place in the house of governor of Syunik region Surik Khachatryan on June 1, candidate to the mayor of Goris Avetik Budaghyan was killed, while his brother Artak was wounded. The son of Khachatryan Tigran and the bodyguard of the governor Zarzand Nikoghosyan were arrested and charged with homicide. On July 9 the police arrested Artak Budaghyan. They say that he attacked Khachatryan's house, but Budaghyan pleads not guilty.