Armenia would be a calmer and safer country without some peculiarities of the national mentality, Head of Armenian Police Vladimir Gasparyan told journalists on Wednesday, when commenting on the recent tragic incident in Goris. He added that his recent statement on the shootouts in Gyumri is also relevant for the incident in Goris.
To recall, in late April 2013 Gasparyan said that all the culprits in the Gyumri incident would be punished with all the rigor of the law and the no one should look for mediators to mitigate the punishment.
At today's meeting the journalists Gasparyan said that relevant measures are being taken throughout the republic to prevent such incidents. In the meantime, he refused to assess the criminal case on the shootouts in Goris.
To recall, shootouts in front of Syunik Governor Suren Khachatryan's house at 00:10am on June 2 killed former candidate for Goris mayor Avo Budaghyan and wounded his brother Artak Budaghyan, a commander at a military unit in the NKR. There was another wounded, Nikolay Abrahamyan, a relative and bodyguard of Governor Suren Khachartyan. A criminal case has been initiated on the basis of Article 103.1 (murder) and Article 235 (illegal use, storage and bearing weapons) of the Criminal Code of Armenia. Syunik Governor Suren Khachatryan's son, Tigran Khachatryan, has been arrested over latest shootouts in Syunik. Earlier, the governor's bodyguard Zarzand Nikoghosyan was arrested over the case. On June 3 Suren Khachatryan sent in his resignation declaring that everyone must answer for their mistakes. He regretted for failing to prevent the tragic incident near his house.