Within the criminal case on murder of two persons and infliction of firearm bodily injuries to four persons in Gavar, as well as mass disorder accompanied with violence and destruction of property by a group of people investigated in General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases of the RA Investigative Committee charge was pressed against 15 persons.

It should be noted that criminal cases were initiated according to the Point 6 of the Part 2 of the Article 104 (murder), the Part 1 of the Article 235 (illegal procurement, transportation or carrying of weapons, ammunition, explosives or explosive devices), the Points 1 and 7 of the Part 2 of the Article 34-104 (murder attempt), the Part 1 of the Article 185 (willful destruction or spoilage of property), the Part 2 of the Article 225 (mass disorder) of RA Criminal Code which were combined in one proceeding and by the instruction of the Chairman of the RA Investigative Committee conduction of preliminary investigation of the criminal case was assigned to the investigatory group formed of investigators of the RA IC General Department of Investigation of Particularly Important Cases and Gegharkunik Regional Investigative Department.

On the base of sufficient evidence obtained through investigatory and other procedural actions conducted within the criminal case charge was pressed against 15 persons; against 13 – according to the Part 2 of the Article 225 of RA Criminal Code, against 1 – according to the Part 4 of the Article 225 of RA Criminal Code, against 1 – according to the Part 2 of the Article 225 and the Part 1 of the Article 34-104 of RA Criminal Code. Motions were submitted to Court of First Instance of Yerevan to use detention as a pretrial measure against them.

Within the criminal case a decision on arrest of three more persons was made.

Preliminary investigation is ongoing.

Additional information about the procedural decisions made on the base of the obtained evidence will be provided.


Note; Everyone charged with alleged crime offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.