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YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. Police received a report on May 17 that an attempted kidnapping targeting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s son Ashot Pashinyan took place on Wednesday, a police spokesperson confirmed to ARMENPRESS.
“The police have received a report with that content. The documents will be sent to the Investigative Committee,” a police spokesperson told ARMENPRESS when asked to validate the newspaper reports.
The Armenian Times newspaper reported that Ashot Pashinyan suffered injuries in the attempted kidnapping.
The attempted kidnapping happened near Ashot Pashinyan’s residence in Yerevan, according to the report.
Ashot Pashinyan managed to escape.
According to the report, the kidnappers were members of an NGO called Call of Sons. They reportedly forced Ashot Pashinyan into their vehicle and drove off. At one point, when the vehicle stopped, the PM’s son jumped out of the vehicle and was hit by a car which was travelling behind, also belonging to members of the same organization.