{"id":141994,"date":"2011-11-16T11:29:51","date_gmt":"2011-11-16T07:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.epress.am\/?p=141994"},"modified":"2011-11-16T12:02:08","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T08:02:08","slug":"for-assaulting-a-woman-syunik-regional-councillor-might-serve-2-months-in-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epress.am\/en\/2011\/11\/16\/for-assaulting-a-woman-syunik-regional-councillor-might-serve-2-months-in-prison.html","title":{"rendered":"For Assaulting a Woman, Syunik Regional Governor Might Serve 2 Months in Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"

Armenia’s Special Investigative Service (SIS) has launched a criminal case on charges of Article 118 (“Battery or committal of other violent acts… is punished with a fine in the amount of up to 100 minimal salaries, or correctional labor for up to 1 year, or with arrest for the term of up to 2 months”) based on a written testimony by entrepreneur Silva Hambardzumyan who said that she was attacked<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> by Syunik marzpet (regional governor) Suren Khachatryan outside the Armenia Marriott Hotel on Nov. 14.<\/p>\n

According to a statement<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> issued by the SIS, Hambardzumyan was offered to get a doctor’s note but she declined to undergo an examination, explaining that though she experienced pain from the attack, she did not sustain any bodily injuries.<\/p>\n

Note as well, that a statement was also issued by the Syunik regional council on its official website, in which Suren Khachatryan denies the allegations of battery.<\/p>\n

“We consider it necessary to declare that this news is untrue: it is a fabricated, absolute lie and defamation, directed against RA Syunik marzpet Surik Khachatryan,” reads the statement.<\/p>\n

The SIS, in turn, notes that Hambardzumyan was called in for clarifications regarding statements she made at a Nov. 10 press conference in which she alleged that Suren Khachatryan and his son are drug addicts.<\/p>\n

“He’s a well-known drug addict; if you don’t know, let me tell you. His brother, son \u2014 they’re all drug addicts. His son was arrested then released for his drug addiction,” she had said.<\/p>\n

Previously, the entrepreneur had asserted that Khachatryan stole 102 million drams\u2019 worth of equipment from the Litchqvaz-Tey mine, which belonged to Hambardzumyan before the license for her Sipan 1 gold mining company was revoked<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong> by authorities. Following the accusations, Khachatryan publicly threatened to take Hambarzumyan to court, saying that he purchased the equipment.<\/p>\n

Photo: <\/em>Special Investigative Service of the Republic of Armenia<\/em><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0Updated 12:02 pm same day: “councillor” changed to “governor” to better reflect position and contribute to a better translation of \u00a0the Armenian “marzpet”.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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