On April 23, 2018, Nver Hovhannisyan, an assistant to the former Mayor of Etchmiadzin Karen Grigoryan, died after being stabbed in Etchmiadzin after hours of his resignation. The latter received a wound in the right half of the chest.
On April 24, the City Hall of Etchmiadzin issued a statement saying that the events were led by former MP Hakob Hakobyan, also known as Choyt. Karen Mkrtchyan, the son of Nver Hovhannisyan’s aunt, did not deny this information during a conversation with A1+.
A criminal case has been instituted on this case, according to which, 51-year-old Grigor Avetisyan, a resident of Etchmiadzin, was considered as an accused for this case. To date, Grigor Avetisyan has not been identified, the Investigative Committee told A1+.
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