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A regional court in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia’s fourth largest city, has reached a verdict in the case of the murder that took place last January in the city center.
Recall that on January 7, 2009, Zakar Grigoryan, coming out of one of the city’s cafes, was shot, and subsequently killed, with a Kalashnikov rifle. According to head of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate in Nizhny Novgorod region Victor Bratanov, the murder could be a result of a personal and financial conflict between Grigoryan and the suspects, reports FederalPress.
The investigation into the case found that Grigoryan had asked his fellow Armenian citizens to share the proceeds from criminal activities with him, and they had decided it would be better to be free of Grigoryan instead. The investigation into finding the culprits of the murder also led to uncovering 16 incidents of theft which were carried out by the criminal group.
The court sentenced the men — father and two sons from the Poghosyan family — to 19, 16 and 15 years’ imprisonment. Another native of Armenia received 16 years, while a local resident who participated in the crime was sentenced to 9 years in prison.