A criminal case has been initiated in the Vagharshapat investigative department of the RA Investigative Committee’s Armavir Marz Investigative Department regarding the murder of 46-year-old Nver Hovhannisyan, the RA Investigative Committee reports.

2018 On April 23, at 6:55 p.m., a report was received from “Vagharshapat” B/C that a resident of Vagharshapat, N. Hovhannisyan, was taken to medical care with a diagnosis of “cut-perforated wound of the right half of the chest, penetrating septum with damage to the pericardium and myocardium, third-fourth degree shock with cardiac tamponade”. born in 1972 Later, the medical center informed that during the operation, around 9:45 p.m., N. Hovhannisyan was diagnosed with acute cardiovascular insufficiency and biological death.

In connection with the incident, a criminal case was initiated in the Vagharshapat investigative department of the Armavir Marz Investigation Department of the RA Criminal Code under Article 104, Part 1 of the RA Criminal Code, and an investigative team was established.

N. Hovhannisyan was recognized as a victim in the criminal case. The investigation revealed that N. Hovhannisyan was inflicted with bodily injury incompatible with life in Vagharshapat Square, near the statue of Komitas. The scene of the incident was inspected, the clothes worn by the victim at the time of the incident were confiscated, a number of people were questioned, and a forensic medical examination was ordered.

The relevant police departments were instructed to take measures to find out a number of circumstances of the incident, identify the person who committed the alleged crime and submit it to the investigative body.

The investigation is ongoing.

As hetq.am reported, a large number of cars belonging to supporters of General Manvel Grigoryan, deputy of the National Assembly, gathered in the yard of Etchmiadzin hospital yesterday evening. Earlier at 6:55 p.m., 46-year-old Nver Hovhannisyan was brought to them with a preliminary diagnosis of a cut and punctured wound in the right half of the chest. 

Nver Hovhannisyan was the vice-president of the Etchmiadzin ECM regional department. Previously, he was also the director of the city’s House of Culture.

According to preliminary information, Nver Hovhannisyan tried to prevent the march of protestors against Serzh Sargsyan’s prime ministership so that they would not go to Yerevan. He hit one of the demonstrators with his head, and the latter also hit him with a knife.