Armenian police chief denies political motives behind Gyumri homicideApril 13, 2012 - 11:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Murder of Gyumri mayor Vardan Ghukasyan’s daughter's fiancé has nothing to do with politics, Armenian police chief Vladimir Gasparyan said. At a round table organized ahead of the parliamentary elections, Gasparyan told journalists this homicide case has no political implication. “There are no crimes that cannot be disclosed,” police chief declared, adding that this case will be unveiled very soon. Karen Yesayan, 27, fiancé of Armenian Gyumri city mayor Vardan Ghukasyan’s daughter, was killed on April 12 night. Engagement of the couple was due on April 13. The incident happened in Sev Berd part of Mother Armenia memorial complex in Gyumri. Yesayan’s corpse was found in a Mercedes-Benz with gunshot wounds. On April 12, rumors circulated in Gyumri and also on the internet that Ani region former police chief’s son, allegedly seen fleeing the crime scene, is suspect in this case of homicide. The reports, however, are not confirmed officially. Meanwhile, Rafik Muradyan, born in 1989, hit Vahram Beybutyan, senior investigator of Armenia’s Shirak province investigation department, with his VAZ-21013 car at Garegin Nzhdeh 7 in Gyumri at 00:50 on April 12. Beybutyan, born in 1954, who was member of the investigation group examining the murder of Karen Yesayan, died on the way to hospital; Muradyan is detained. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. Partner news Most popular in the section | Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |