Two people were arrested in the case of hooliganism in the village of Zartonk

As a result of the necessary investigative and other judicial actions undertaken in the Armavir Regional Investigation Department of the RA Investigative Committee, a number of circumstances of the incident of hooliganism in the village of Zartonk in the Armavir region were revealed, and two residents of the same village were arrested.

According to preliminary data, in 2019 on April 13, at around 08:30, an argument broke out on the street between three residents of Zartonk village, Armavir region, in connection with the incident of causing physical injury to the brother of one of the participants the day before. Hearing the voices of the dispute, a group of fellow villagers demanding the resignation of the head of Zartonk community, as well as his supporters, also gathered, and a dispute arose between them. During the dispute, the parties hit each other with metal rods, stones, and hands, shouted curses, and the grandson of the community leader, born in 1990, shot three times with a “Walter M-13” 12 mm caliber shotgun at fellow villagers advancing towards their house. As a result of the incident, a number of people were injured, cars were damaged, public order was violated.

Regarding the incident, a criminal case has been initiated in the Armavir regional investigation department of the RA Criminal Investigation Department under the features of Article 258, Part 4 of the RA Criminal Code.

As a result of the necessary investigative actions, it was found that in 2019 on April 12, at around 2:10 p.m., during an inspection by the employees of the education department of the Armavir Marzpetaran at the secondary school of Zartonk community, a group of fellow villagers demanding the resignation of the community leader gathered near the school, and were prevented from entering the school yard by the school guard. Resisting the prohibition, fellow villagers quarreled with the guard, during which they hit different parts of his brother’s body, causing bodily injury.

Regarding the incident, a criminal case has been initiated in the Armavir regional investigation department of the RA Criminal Investigation Department under the features of Article 258, Part 3, Clause 1 of the RA Criminal Code.

A decision was made to combine the mentioned criminal cases and continue the preliminary investigation in one proceeding. The scene of the incident was examined, many people were questioned, face-to-face interrogations were conducted, and forensic medical examinations were appointed.

Two people were arrested on suspicion of hooliganism: the grandson of the community leader, born in 1990, and another resident of the same village, born in 1993.

The investigation is ongoing.