SYUNIK GOVERNOR TO BE SUSPENDED FROM DUTIES OVER MURDER SCANDAL
17:42 ~U 03.06.13
The governor Syunik will temporarily quit post following the deadly
scandal that saw a former mayoral candidate shot to death near
his house.
A statement released by the regional administration cites Suren
Khachatryan expressing a regret that he didn’t manage to prevent the
deadly shooting on his premises.
“I am very sorry that I wasn’t able to prevent the tragic incident
near my private residence; a fair investigation has now to provide an
answer to all my questions. Everyone has to give an answer proportional
to his conduct. The same goes for Suren Khachatryan as a citizen of
Armenia. I have decided to resign as a regional governor before the
inquest end, and I already have permission from a superior body,”
Khachatryan has said, according to the regional administration.
Suren Budaghyan, a former mayoral candidate of Goris, was gunned
down and killed outside Kjachatryan’s house on Saturday night. His
brother, Artak Budaghyan, and Nikolay Abrahamyan (who turned out to be
a personal bodyguard and a relative of the governor) were hospitalized
with injuries.
From: Baghdasarian
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